ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
E86 Volume depletion
All 3 codes in the E86 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
3
Can lead a claim
3
Cannot lead a claim
0
What CMS assigns to E86
All 3 codes group to MMTA - Other. 2 of the 3 count toward the Obesity, and Disorders of Metabolism and Fluid Balance comorbidity subgroup; 1 is assigned none. Every code can lead a claim.
- Obesity, and Disorders of Metabolism and Fluid Balance: counts toward the high comorbidity tier only in an interaction pair.
Every code in E86
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
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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