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

Q98 Other sex chromosome abnormalities, male phenotype, not elsewhere classified

All 9 codes in the Q98 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 Q98

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 Q98

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

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
Q98.0Klinefelter syndrome karyotype 47, XXYCan lead a claimANone
Q98.1Klinefelter syndrome, male with more than two X chromosomesCan lead a claimANone
Q98.3Other male with 46, XX karyotypeCan lead a claimANone
Q98.4Klinefelter syndrome, unspecifiedCan lead a claimANone
Q98.5Karyotype 47, XYYCan lead a claimANone
Q98.6Male with structurally abnormal sex chromosomeCan lead a claimANone
Q98.7Male with sex chromosome mosaicismCan lead a claimANone
Q98.8Other specified sex chromosome abnormalities, male phenotypeCan lead a claimANone
Q98.9Sex chromosome abnormality, male phenotype, unspecifiedCan 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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