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

R62 Lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood and adults

All 6 codes in the R62 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

6

Can lead a claim

0

Cannot lead a claim

6

What CMS assigns to R62

None of the 6 codes is assigned a clinical group. None of the 6 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. None can lead a claim.

Every code in R62

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

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
R62.0Delayed milestone in childhoodCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R62.5 Other and unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood
R62.50Unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhoodCMS: Unsp lack of expected normal physiol dev in childhoodCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R62.51Failure to thrive (child)Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R62.52Short stature (child)Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R62.59Other lack of expected normal physiological development in childhoodCMS: Oth lack of expected normal physiol development in childhoodCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R62.7Adult failure to thriveCannot 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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