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

L67 Hair color and hair shaft abnormalities

All 4 codes in the L67 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

4

Can lead a claim

1

Cannot lead a claim

3

What CMS assigns to L67

1 of the 4 codes groups to MMTA - Other; 3 are assigned no clinical group. None of the 4 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. 1 of the 4 can lead a claim.

Every code in L67

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

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
L67.0Trichorrhexis nodosaCan lead a claimANone
L67.1Variations in hair colorCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
L67.8Other hair color and hair shaft abnormalitiesCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
L67.9Hair color and hair shaft abnormality, unspecifiedCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone

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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