What MELD score is needed for liver transplant? How long can you live with a MELD score of 19? Status 2b (MELD score 24–29) includes patients with end-stage liver disease, severely ill, but not requiring hospitalization. Patients with scores 29) includes patients with end-stage liver disease, severely ill, and potentially hospitalized. Patients with MELD scores 17 or greater are considered candidates for liver transplantation. Using the MELD score, patients are assigned a score from 6 to 40, which equates to an estimated 3-month survival rate from 90% to 7%, respectively.
4 How long can you live with a MELD score of 19?.3 What MELD score is considered end-stage liver disease?.