Child Pugh Calculator

Written by Great Medico

Updated September 24, 2026 •2 min read

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One liver score rarely tells the whole story, but the arithmetic can still be useful when its scope is clear. Child Pugh Calculator applies the named formula to the entered clinical variables and keeps the limitations visible.

What this calculator does

Child Pugh Calculator uses Serum bilirubin, Serum albumin, INR or PT prolongation, Ascites, and Hepatic encephalopathy to produce the class a score range used by this calculator. It only uses the fields shown in this calculator; it does not silently add tests, diagnoses, symptoms, or clinical variables that are absent from the interface. Uses standard health-calculator relationships where a stable equation exists; complex or policy-dependent tools expose assumptions/points so the result can be checked against the current clinical or public-health source.

How to use it

Enter or select Serum bilirubin, Serum albumin, INR or PT prolongation, Ascites, and Hepatic encephalopathy. Keep laboratory units consistent and use values from the clinical time point required by the named model. If an input is unknown, it is better to leave the calculation unresolved than to invent a value.

How the calculation works

The five selected component scores for bilirubin, albumin, INR/PT prolongation, ascites, and hepatic encephalopathy are added. Totals 5–6 map to Class A, 7–9 to Class B, and 10–15 to Class C in the usual scoring scheme.

Example

Using the calculator’s prefilled demonstration values, the primary output is 5 points, labeled “Class A score range”; Score is 5. That sample is useful for checking the calculation path, but real interpretation should use verified measurements from the same clinical or study context.

How to interpret the result

Read class a score range as the result of the named liver/GI model. Use it for the population and purpose in which the model was validated, and avoid interpreting the number as a stand-alone diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment indication.

Limitations and notes

Cutoffs can differ by disease population and guideline, and lab values can change quickly with treatment or acute illness. Use trends, the correct indication, and confirmatory testing or specialist assessment when the result could change management.