ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
Z93 Artificial opening status
All 12 codes in the Z93 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.
Codes in family
12
Can lead a claim
0
Cannot lead a claim
12
What CMS assigns to Z93
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 Z93
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z93.0 | Tracheostomy status | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z93.1 | Gastrostomy status | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z93.2 | Ileostomy status | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z93.3 | Colostomy status | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z93.4 | Other artificial openings of gastrointestinal tract status | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z93.5 Cystostomy status | ||||
| Z93.50 | Unspecified cystostomy status | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z93.51 | Cutaneous-vesicostomy status | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z93.52 | Appendico-vesicostomy status | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z93.59 | Other cystostomy status | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z93.6 | Other artificial openings of urinary tract status | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z93.8 | Other artificial opening status | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| Z93.9 | Artificial opening status, unspecified | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
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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