MS-DRG · FY 2026 v43.0

MS-DRG 6 – Liver Transplant without MCC

A Surgical DRG in Pre-MDC (Pre-MDC). Inpatient cases group to DRG 6 when one of the 3 ICD-10-PCS operating-room procedures listed below is reported. Its FY 2026 relative weight is 4.6370 with a geometric mean length of stay of 7.1 days.

Surgical DRG – assigned by operating-room procedure✓ Official CMS v43.0 dataset
4.6370
Relative Weight
7.1
Geometric Mean LOS (days)
7.8
Arithmetic Mean LOS (days)
3
Procedure Codes
How a case is assigned to DRG 6

The grouper first assigns the case to Pre-MDC from the principal diagnosis, then matches a qualifying operating-room procedure from the ICD-10-PCS list below (this is a Surgical DRG).

ICD-10-PCS

Procedure Codes 3 codes · 1 category

0FY0 Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas, Transplantation3 codes
  • 0FY00Z0 Transplantation of Liver, Allogeneic, Open Approach
  • 0FY00Z1 Transplantation of Liver, Syngeneic, Open Approach
  • 0FY00Z2 Transplantation of Liver, Zooplastic, Open Approach
ICD-10-CM

Qualifying Diagnosis Codes

Diagnosis codes do not drive assignment for this DRG. Cases group here from the ICD-10-PCS procedure list below.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is MS-DRG 6?

MS-DRG 6 (Liver Transplant without MCC) is a surgical DRG in Pre-MDC (Pre-MDC). Its FY 2026 relative weight is 4.6370 with a geometric mean length of stay of 7.1 days.

How many procedure codes group to DRG 6?

3 ICD-10-PCS operating-room procedure codes group to this DRG.

What is the relative weight of DRG 6?

The FY 2026 relative weight of this DRG is 4.6370, meaning reimbursement of roughly 4.64 times the average Medicare inpatient case. Multiply by a hospital's blended base rate for the approximate payment.

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Source: CMS ICD-10 MS-DRG v43.0 Definitions Manual and the FY 2026 IPPS Final Rule (Table 5), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. We publish the DRG assignments as CMS defines them and add the navigation, search, and code links.