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ICD-10 · PDGM grouping

S26 Injury of heart

All 42 codes in the S26 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

42

Can lead a claim

33

Cannot lead a claim

9

What CMS assigns to S26

33 of the 42 codes group to MMTA - Other (18) and Wound (15); 9 are assigned no clinical group. None of the 42 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. 33 of the 42 can lead a claim.

Every code in S26

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

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
S26.0 Injury of heart with hemopericardium
S26.00 Unspecified injury of heart with hemopericardium
S26.00XAUnspecified injury of heart with hemopericardium, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of heart with hemopericardium, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S26.00XDUnspecified injury of heart with hemopericardium, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of heart with hemopericardium, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S26.00XSUnspecified injury of heart with hemopericardium, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S26.01 Contusion of heart with hemopericardium
S26.01XAContusion of heart with hemopericardium, initial encounterCan lead a claimANone
S26.01XDContusion of heart with hemopericardium, subsequent encounterCMS: Contusion of heart with hemopericardium, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
S26.01XSContusion of heart with hemopericardium, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
S26.02 Laceration of heart with hemopericardium
S26.020 Mild laceration of heart with hemopericardium
S26.020AMild laceration of heart with hemopericardium, initial encounterCMS: Mild laceration of heart with hemopericardium, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S26.020DMild laceration of heart with hemopericardium, subsequent encounterCMS: Mild laceration of heart with hemopericardium, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S26.020SMild laceration of heart with hemopericardium, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S26.021 Moderate laceration of heart with hemopericardium
S26.021AModerate laceration of heart with hemopericardium, initial encounterCMS: Moderate laceration of heart w hemopericardium, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S26.021DModerate laceration of heart with hemopericardium, subsequent encounterCMS: Moderate laceration of heart w hemopericardium, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S26.021SModerate laceration of heart with hemopericardium, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S26.022 Major laceration of heart with hemopericardium
S26.022AMajor laceration of heart with hemopericardium, initial encounterCMS: Major laceration of heart with hemopericardium, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S26.022DMajor laceration of heart with hemopericardium, subsequent encounterCMS: Major laceration of heart with hemopericardium, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S26.022SMajor laceration of heart with hemopericardium, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S26.09 Other injury of heart with hemopericardium
S26.09XAOther injury of heart with hemopericardium, initial encounterCMS: Other injury of heart with hemopericardium, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
S26.09XDOther injury of heart with hemopericardium, subsequent encounterCMS: Other injury of heart with hemopericardium, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
S26.09XSOther injury of heart with hemopericardium, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
S26.1 Injury of heart without hemopericardium
S26.10 Unspecified injury of heart without hemopericardium
S26.10XAUnspecified injury of heart without hemopericardium, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of heart without hemopericardium, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S26.10XDUnspecified injury of heart without hemopericardium, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of heart without hemopericardium, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S26.10XSUnspecified injury of heart without hemopericardium, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S26.11 Contusion of heart without hemopericardium
S26.11XAContusion of heart without hemopericardium, initial encounterCMS: Contusion of heart without hemopericardium, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
S26.11XDContusion of heart without hemopericardium, subsequent encounterCMS: Contusion of heart without hemopericardium, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
S26.11XSContusion of heart without hemopericardium, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
S26.12 Laceration of heart without hemopericardium
S26.12XALaceration of heart without hemopericardium, initial encounterCMS: Laceration of heart without hemopericardium, init encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S26.12XDLaceration of heart without hemopericardium, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration of heart without hemopericardium, subs encntrCan lead a claimCNone
S26.12XSLaceration of heart without hemopericardium, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S26.19 Other injury of heart without hemopericardium
S26.19XAOther injury of heart without hemopericardium, initial encounterCMS: Other injury of heart without hemopericardium, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
S26.19XDOther injury of heart without hemopericardium, subsequent encounterCMS: Other injury of heart without hemopericardium, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
S26.19XSOther injury of heart without hemopericardium, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
S26.9 Injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium
S26.90 Unspecified injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium
S26.90XAUnspecified injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of heart, unsp w or w/o hemopericardium, initCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S26.90XDUnspecified injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of heart, unsp w or w/o hemopericardium, subsCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S26.90XSUnspecified injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium, sequelaCMS: Unsp injury of heart, unsp w or w/o hemopericardium, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S26.91 Contusion of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium
S26.91XAContusion of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium, initial encounterCMS: Contusion of heart, unsp w or w/o hemopericardium, initCan lead a claimANone
S26.91XDContusion of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium, subsequent encounterCMS: Contusion of heart, unsp w or w/o hemopericardium, subsCan lead a claimANone
S26.91XSContusion of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium, sequelaCMS: Contusion of heart, unsp w or w/o hemopericardium, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
S26.92 Laceration of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium
S26.92XALaceration of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium, initial encounterCMS: Laceration of heart, unsp w or w/o hemopericardium, initCan lead a claimCNone
S26.92XDLaceration of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration of heart, unsp w or w/o hemopericardium, subsCan lead a claimCNone
S26.92XSLaceration of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium, sequelaCMS: Laceration of heart, unsp w or w/o hemopericardium, sequelaCan lead a claimCNone
S26.99 Other injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium
S26.99XAOther injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium, initial encounterCMS: Inj heart, unsp w or w/o hemopericardium, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
S26.99XDOther injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium, subsequent encounterCMS: Inj heart, unsp w or w/o hemopericardium, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
S26.99XSOther injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium, sequelaCMS: Oth injury of heart, unsp w or w/o hemopericardium, sequelaCan 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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