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ICD-10 · PDGM grouping

X96 Assault by explosive material

All 21 codes in the X96 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

21

Can lead a claim

0

Cannot lead a claim

21

What CMS assigns to X96

None of the 21 codes is assigned a clinical group. None of the 21 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. None can lead a claim.

Every code in X96

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

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
X96.0 Assault by antipersonnel bomb
X96.0XXAAssault by antipersonnel bomb, initial encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
X96.0XXDAssault by antipersonnel bomb, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
X96.0XXSAssault by antipersonnel bomb, sequelaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
X96.1 Assault by gasoline bomb
X96.1XXAAssault by gasoline bomb, initial encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
X96.1XXDAssault by gasoline bomb, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
X96.1XXSAssault by gasoline bomb, sequelaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
X96.2 Assault by letter bomb
X96.2XXAAssault by letter bomb, initial encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
X96.2XXDAssault by letter bomb, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
X96.2XXSAssault by letter bomb, sequelaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
X96.3 Assault by fertilizer bomb
X96.3XXAAssault by fertilizer bomb, initial encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
X96.3XXDAssault by fertilizer bomb, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
X96.3XXSAssault by fertilizer bomb, sequelaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
X96.4 Assault by pipe bomb
X96.4XXAAssault by pipe bomb, initial encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
X96.4XXDAssault by pipe bomb, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
X96.4XXSAssault by pipe bomb, sequelaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
X96.8 Assault by other specified explosive
X96.8XXAAssault by other specified explosive, initial encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
X96.8XXDAssault by other specified explosive, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
X96.8XXSAssault by other specified explosive, sequelaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
X96.9 Assault by unspecified explosive
X96.9XXAAssault by unspecified explosive, initial encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
X96.9XXDAssault by unspecified explosive, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
X96.9XXSAssault by unspecified explosive, 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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