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

W32 Accidental handgun discharge and malfunction

All 6 codes in the W32 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 W32

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 W32

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

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
W32.0 Accidental handgun discharge
W32.0XXAAccidental handgun discharge, initial encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W32.0XXDAccidental handgun discharge, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W32.0XXSAccidental handgun discharge, sequelaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W32.1 Accidental handgun malfunction
W32.1XXAAccidental handgun malfunction, initial encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W32.1XXDAccidental handgun malfunction, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
W32.1XXSAccidental handgun malfunction, 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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