ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
Q61 Cystic kidney disease
All 11 codes in the Q61 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
10
Cannot lead a claim
1
What CMS assigns to Q61
10 of the 11 codes group to MMTA - Other; 1 is assigned no clinical group. None of the 11 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. 10 of the 11 can lead a claim.
Every code in Q61
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q61.0 Congenital renal cyst | ||||
| Q61.00 | Congenital renal cyst, unspecified | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| Q61.01 | Congenital single renal cyst | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| Q61.02 | Congenital multiple renal cysts | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| Q61.1 Polycystic kidney, infantile type | ||||
| Q61.11 | Cystic dilatation of collecting ducts | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| Q61.19 | Other polycystic kidney, infantile type | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| Q61.2 | Polycystic kidney, adult type | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| Q61.3 | Polycystic kidney, unspecified | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| Q61.4 | Renal dysplasia | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| Q61.5 | Medullary cystic kidney | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| Q61.8 | Other cystic kidney diseases | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| Q61.9 | Cystic kidney disease, unspecified | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | 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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