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

Q67 Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of head, face, spine and chest

All 9 codes in the Q67 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

9

Can lead a claim

9

Cannot lead a claim

0

What CMS assigns to Q67

All 9 codes group to MMTA - Other. None of the 9 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. Every code can lead a claim.

Every code in Q67

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

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
Q67.0Congenital facial asymmetryCan lead a claimANone
Q67.1Congenital compression faciesCan lead a claimANone
Q67.2DolichocephalyCan lead a claimANone
Q67.3PlagiocephalyCan lead a claimANone
Q67.4Other congenital deformities of skull, face and jawCan lead a claimANone
Q67.5Congenital deformity of spineCan lead a claimANone
Q67.6Pectus excavatumCan lead a claimANone
Q67.7Pectus carinatumCan lead a claimANone
Q67.8Other congenital deformities of chestCan lead a claimANone

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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