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

I75 Atheroembolism

All 10 codes in the I75 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

10

Can lead a claim

8

Cannot lead a claim

2

What CMS assigns to I75

8 of the 10 codes group to MMTA - Cardiac and Circulatory; 2 are assigned no clinical group. None of the 10 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. 8 of the 10 can lead a claim.

Every code in I75

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

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
I75.0 Atheroembolism of extremities
I75.01 Atheroembolism of upper extremity
I75.011Atheroembolism of right upper extremityCan lead a claimHNone
I75.012Atheroembolism of left upper extremityCan lead a claimHNone
I75.013Atheroembolism of bilateral upper extremitiesCan lead a claimHNone
I75.019Atheroembolism of unspecified upper extremityCannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the conditionNoneNone
I75.02 Atheroembolism of lower extremity
I75.021Atheroembolism of right lower extremityCan lead a claimHNone
I75.022Atheroembolism of left lower extremityCan lead a claimHNone
I75.023Atheroembolism of bilateral lower extremitiesCan lead a claimHNone
I75.029Atheroembolism of unspecified lower extremityCannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the conditionNoneNone
I75.8 Atheroembolism of other sites
I75.81Atheroembolism of kidneyCan lead a claimHNone
I75.89Atheroembolism of other siteCan lead a claimHNone

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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