October 1 update. Our PDGM and ICD-10 tools now use the FY2027 code set: 190 codes added, 30 deleted, and no existing code changed clinical group.

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ICD-10 · PDGM grouping

I08 Multiple valve diseases

All 6 codes in the I08 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.

ICD-10-CM FY2027 · CMS grouper v07.2.26

Codes in family

6

Can lead a claim

6

Cannot lead a claim

0

What CMS assigns to I08

All 6 codes group to MMTA - Cardiac and Circulatory. All 6 count toward the Valve Disorders comorbidity subgroup. Every code can lead a claim.

  • Valve Disorders: counts toward the high comorbidity tier only in an interaction pair.

Every code in I08

Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
I08.0Rheumatic disorders of both mitral and aortic valvesCan lead a claimHValve Disorders
I08.1Rheumatic disorders of both mitral and tricuspid valvesCan lead a claimHValve Disorders
I08.2Rheumatic disorders of both aortic and tricuspid valvesCan lead a claimHValve Disorders
I08.3Combined rheumatic disorders of mitral, aortic and tricuspid valvesCMS: Comb rheumatic disord of mitral, aortic and tricuspid valvesCan lead a claimHValve Disorders
I08.8Other rheumatic multiple valve diseasesCan lead a claimHValve Disorders
I08.9Rheumatic multiple valve disease, unspecifiedCan lead a claimHValve Disorders

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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