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

QA1 Genetic disorders associated with neoplasms, not elsewhere classified

All 5 codes in the QA1 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

5

Can lead a claim

0

Cannot lead a claim

5

What CMS assigns to QA1

None of the 5 codes is assigned a clinical group. None of the 5 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. None can lead a claim.

Every code in QA1

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

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
QA1.7 Inherited neoplasm predisposition syndromes involving multiple systems, not elsewhere classified
QA1.71Lynch syndromeCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
QA1.79 Other inherited neoplasm predisposition syndrome of multiple systems
QA1.790Familial cancer syndrome with pathogenic BRCA1 mutationCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
QA1.791Familial cancer syndrome with pathogenic BRCA2 mutationCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
QA1.792Li Fraumeni syndromeCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
QA1.798Other inherited neoplasm predisposition syndrome of multiple systemsCMS: Other inherited neoplm predisposition synd of mult systemsCannot 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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