A perfect code $C$ in a graph $Γ$ is an independent set of vertices of $Γ$ such that every vertex outside of $C$ is adjacent to a unique vertex in $C$, and a total perfect code $C$ in $Γ$ is a set of vertices of $Γ$ such that every vertex of $Γ$ is adjacent to a unique vertex in $C$. Let $G$ be a finite group and $X$ a normal subset of $G$. The Cayley sum graph $\mathrm{CS}(G,X)$ of $G$ with the connection set $X$ is the graph with vertex set $G$ and two vertices $g$ and $h$ being adjacent if and only if $gh\in X$ and $g\neq h$. In this paper, we give some necessary conditions of a subgroup of a given group being a (total) perfect code in a Cayley sum graph of the group. As applications, the Cayley sum graphs of some families of groups which admit a subgroup as a (total) perfect code are classified.