MELD Score Tracker: See How Your Liver Health Changes Over Time

MELD stands for Model for End-Stage Liver Disease. It is a number between 6 and 40 that doctors use to measure how well your liver is functioning. The score is calculated from three blood test results: bilirubin (which shows how well your liver processes waste), creatinine (which reflects kidney function, often affected by liver disease), and INR (which measures how well your blood clots). A higher MELD score means your liver disease is more severe. Transplant centers across the United States use the MELD score to prioritize patients on the waiting list.

In general, patients with a MELD score of 15 or higher may be considered for the liver transplant waiting list. However, transplant eligibility depends on much more than a single number. Your overall health, the cause of your liver disease, and your transplant center's protocols all play a role. Some patients with lower MELD scores qualify through exception points for conditions like liver cancer. The best step is to discuss your specific situation with your hepatologist or transplant coordinator.

Track your MELD score every time you get new lab work done. For most liver disease patients, that means every one to three months. If you are on the transplant waiting list, your labs may be drawn more frequently, sometimes every few weeks. Consistent tracking is more valuable than frequent tracking — even quarterly entries create a meaningful trend line over a year.

No. LiverTracker is a health tracking and educational tool designed to help you understand and monitor your liver health numbers. It does not diagnose conditions, prescribe treatments, or replace the advice of your doctor, hepatologist, or transplant team. Think of it as a personal health journal that is smart enough to help you interpret what your numbers mean. Always use LiverTracker alongside — never instead of — professional medical care.

Yes, absolutely. Your health data is encrypted both in transit and at rest. LiverTracker does not sell, share, or expose your personal health information to third parties. You control who has access to your data at all times. If you choose to share a report with your doctor, you initiate that action. No one else can view your information without your explicit permission.

Only if you share it with them. LiverTracker lets you generate a PDF report that includes your MELD score history, individual lab values, trend charts, and AI-generated summaries. You can email this report to your doctor, print it for an office visit, or display it on your phone during a telehealth appointment.