ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
M95-M95 — Other disorders of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Every ICD-10-CM code in this range and the PDGM clinical group CMS assigns to it, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26.
Codes in range
10
No clinical group
3
A period cannot be grouped from these.
Barred as primary
0
CMS rejects these in the primary position.
Where these codes group
4 of the 10 codes in M95-M95 group to Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, but the range is not uniform — it spreads across 2 clinical groups. A further 3 are assigned no clinical group at all, which means a 30-day period cannot be grouped from them.
Code families in M95-M95
One page per three-character family: every code in it, whether it can lead a claim, its clinical group and comorbidity subgroup.
Every code in M95-M95
Descriptions are CMS’s own, abbreviated as CMS abbreviates them.
| Code | Description | Clinical group | Primary position |
|---|---|---|---|
| M950 | Acquired deformity of nose | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| M9510 | Cauliflower ear, unspecified ear | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| M9511 | Cauliflower ear, right ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| M9512 | Cauliflower ear, left ear | A | Can lead a claim |
| M952 | Other acquired deformity of head | A | Can lead a claim |
| M953 | Acquired deformity of neck | E | Can lead a claim |
| M954 | Acquired deformity of chest and rib | E | Can lead a claim |
| M955 | Acquired deformity of pelvis | E | Can lead a claim |
| M958 | Oth acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system | E | Can lead a claim |
| M959 | Acquired deformity of musculoskeletal system, unspecified | None | Cannot lead a claim |
Source: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01. 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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