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ICD-10 · PDGM grouping

S69 Other and unspecified injuries of wrist, hand and finger(s)

All 18 codes in the S69 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

18

Can lead a claim

5

Cannot lead a claim

13

What CMS assigns to S69

5 of the 18 codes group to Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation; 13 are assigned no clinical group. None of the 18 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. 5 of the 18 can lead a claim.

Every code in S69

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

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
S69.8 Other specified injuries of wrist, hand and finger(s)
S69.80 Other specified injuries of unspecified wrist, hand and finger(s)
S69.80XAOther specified injuries of unspecified wrist, hand and finger(s), initial encounterCMS: Oth injuries of unsp wrist, hand and finger(s), init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S69.80XDOther specified injuries of unspecified wrist, hand and finger(s), subsequent encounterCMS: Oth injuries of unsp wrist, hand and finger(s), subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S69.80XSOther specified injuries of unspecified wrist, hand and finger(s), sequelaCMS: Oth injuries of unsp wrist, hand and finger(s), sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S69.81 Other specified injuries of right wrist, hand and finger(s)
S69.81XAOther specified injuries of right wrist, hand and finger(s), initial encounterCMS: Oth injuries of right wrist, hand and finger(s), init encntrCan lead a claimENone
S69.81XDOther specified injuries of right wrist, hand and finger(s), subsequent encounterCMS: Oth injuries of right wrist, hand and finger(s), subs encntrCan lead a claimENone
S69.81XSOther specified injuries of right wrist, hand and finger(s), sequelaCMS: Oth injuries of right wrist, hand and finger(s), sequelaCan lead a claimENone
S69.82 Other specified injuries of left wrist, hand and finger(s)
S69.82XAOther specified injuries of left wrist, hand and finger(s), initial encounterCMS: Oth injuries of left wrist, hand and finger(s), init encntrCan lead a claimENone
S69.82XDOther specified injuries of left wrist, hand and finger(s), subsequent encounterCMS: Oth injuries of left wrist, hand and finger(s), subs encntrCan lead a claimENone
S69.82XSOther specified injuries of left wrist, hand and finger(s), sequelaCMS: Oth injuries of left wrist, hand and finger(s), sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S69.9 Unspecified injury of wrist, hand and finger(s)
S69.90 Unspecified injury of unspecified wrist, hand and finger(s)
S69.90XAUnspecified injury of unspecified wrist, hand and finger(s), initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of unsp wrist, hand and finger(s), init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S69.90XDUnspecified injury of unspecified wrist, hand and finger(s), subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of unsp wrist, hand and finger(s), subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S69.90XSUnspecified injury of unspecified wrist, hand and finger(s), sequelaCMS: Unsp injury of unsp wrist, hand and finger(s), sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S69.91 Unspecified injury of right wrist, hand and finger(s)
S69.91XAUnspecified injury of right wrist, hand and finger(s), initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of right wrist, hand and finger(s), init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S69.91XDUnspecified injury of right wrist, hand and finger(s), subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of right wrist, hand and finger(s), subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S69.91XSUnspecified injury of right wrist, hand and finger(s), sequelaCMS: Unsp injury of right wrist, hand and finger(s), sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S69.92 Unspecified injury of left wrist, hand and finger(s)
S69.92XAUnspecified injury of left wrist, hand and finger(s), initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of left wrist, hand and finger(s), init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S69.92XDUnspecified injury of left wrist, hand and finger(s), subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of left wrist, hand and finger(s), subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
S69.92XSUnspecified injury of left wrist, hand and finger(s), sequelaCMS: Unsp injury of left wrist, hand and finger(s), sequelaCannot 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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