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

W03 Other fall on same level due to collision with another person

All 3 codes in the W03 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

3

Can lead a claim

0

Cannot lead a claim

3

What CMS assigns to W03

None of the 3 codes is assigned a clinical group. None of the 3 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. None can lead a claim.

Every code in W03

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

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
W03.XXXAOther fall on same level due to collision with another person, initial encounterCMS: Oth fall same lev due to collision w another person, initCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W03.XXXDOther fall on same level due to collision with another person, subsequent encounterCMS: Oth fall same lev due to collision w another person, subsCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W03.XXXSOther fall on same level due to collision with another person, sequelaCMS: Oth fall same lev due to collision w another person, sequelaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone

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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