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

Y04 Assault by bodily force

All 12 codes in the Y04 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

12

Can lead a claim

0

Cannot lead a claim

12

What CMS assigns to Y04

None of the 12 codes is assigned a clinical group. None of the 12 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. None can lead a claim.

Every code in Y04

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

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
Y04.0 Assault by unarmed brawl or fight
Y04.0XXAAssault by unarmed brawl or fight, initial encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
Y04.0XXDAssault by unarmed brawl or fight, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
Y04.0XXSAssault by unarmed brawl or fight, sequelaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
Y04.1 Assault by human bite
Y04.1XXAAssault by human bite, initial encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
Y04.1XXDAssault by human bite, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
Y04.1XXSAssault by human bite, sequelaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
Y04.2 Assault by strike against or bumped into by another person
Y04.2XXAAssault by strike against or bumped into by another person, initial encounterCMS: Asslt by strike agnst or bumped into by another person, initCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
Y04.2XXDAssault by strike against or bumped into by another person, subsequent encounterCMS: Asslt by strike agnst or bumped into by another person, subsCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
Y04.2XXSAssault by strike against or bumped into by another person, sequelaCMS: Asslt by strike agnst or bumped into by another person, sqlaCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
Y04.8 Assault by other bodily force
Y04.8XXAAssault by other bodily force, initial encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
Y04.8XXDAssault by other bodily force, subsequent encounterCannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosisNoneNone
Y04.8XXSAssault by other bodily force, 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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