ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
A02 Other salmonella infections
All 11 codes in the A02 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.
Codes in family
11
Can lead a claim
11
Cannot lead a claim
0
What CMS assigns to A02
All 11 codes group to MMTA - Infectious Disease, Neoplasms, and Blood-Forming Diseases (9), Neuro Rehabilitation (1) and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation (1). None of the 11 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. Every code can lead a claim.
Every code in A02
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A02.0 | Salmonella enteritis | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| A02.1 | Salmonella sepsis | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| A02.2 Localized salmonella infections | ||||
| A02.20 | Localized salmonella infection, unspecified | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| A02.21 | Salmonella meningitis | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| A02.22 | Salmonella pneumonia | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| A02.23 | Salmonella arthritis | Can lead a claim | E | None |
| A02.24 | Salmonella osteomyelitis | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| A02.25 | Salmonella pyelonephritis | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| A02.29 | Salmonella with other localized infection | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| A02.8 | Other specified salmonella infections | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| A02.9 | Salmonella infection, unspecified | Can lead a claim | K | None |
Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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