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Inpatient Procedure Code

0LQS0ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Repair Right Ankle Tendon, Open Approach

Axis Breakdown

Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body SystemL

Tendons

3
Root OperationQ

Repair

Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function

4
Body PartS

Ankle Tendon, Right

5
Approach0

Open

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2026)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 9 MS-DRGs:

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix E. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.

0LQM0ZZ — Repair Left Upper Leg Tendon, Open Approach, 0LQN0ZZ — Repair Right Lower Leg Tendon, Open Approach, 0LQP0ZZ — Repair Left Lower Leg Tendon, Open Approach, 0LQQ0ZZ — Repair Right Knee Tendon, Open Approach, 0LQR0ZZ — Repair Left Knee Tendon, Open Approach, 0LQT0ZZ — Repair Left Ankle Tendon, Open Approach, 0LQV0ZZ — Repair Right Foot Tendon, Open Approach, 0LQW0ZZ — Repair Left Foot Tendon, Open Approach, +19 more

Same operation — other Approach

Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.

0LQS3ZZ — Repair Right Ankle Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, 0LQS4ZZ — Repair Right Ankle Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Tendon, muscle, bursa, and ligament repair (excluding perineal) (Musculoskeletal, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Fascia Procedures); listed here are the members in other PCS tables. Source: Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2025.

0KUV0KZ — Supplement Right Foot Muscle with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 0KUV47Z — Supplement Right Foot Muscle with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0KUV4JZ — Supplement Right Foot Muscle with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0KUV4KZ — Supplement Right Foot Muscle with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0KUW07Z — Supplement Left Foot Muscle with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 0KUW0JZ — Supplement Left Foot Muscle with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach, 0KUW0KZ — Supplement Left Foot Muscle with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 0KUW47Z — Supplement Left Foot Muscle with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0KUW4JZ — Supplement Left Foot Muscle with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0KUW4KZ — Supplement Left Foot Muscle with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0LU007Z — Supplement Head and Neck Tendon with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 0LU00JZ — Supplement Head and Neck Tendon with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach, 0LU00KZ — Supplement Head and Neck Tendon with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 0LU047Z — Supplement Head and Neck Tendon with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0LU04JZ — Supplement Head and Neck Tendon with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0LU04KZ — Supplement Head and Neck Tendon with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0LU107Z — Supplement Right Shoulder Tendon with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 0LU10JZ — Supplement Right Shoulder Tendon with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach, 0LU10KZ — Supplement Right Shoulder Tendon with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach, 0LU147Z — Supplement Right Shoulder Tendon with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, +621 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0LQS0ZZ in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Run 0LQS0ZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation (9)

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MDC crossing · diagnoses (40463)

  • MDC 08 — Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026
  • MDC 21 — Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs[MDC crossing]: “Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026
  • A02.23 — Salmonella arthritis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Salmonella arthritis — grouped in MDC 08, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A02.24 — Salmonella osteomyelitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Salmonella osteomyelitis — grouped in MDC 08, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A18.01 — Tuberculosis of spine[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of spine — grouped in MDC 08, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A18.02 — Tuberculous arthritis of other joints[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculous arthritis of other joints — grouped in MDC 08, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • A18.03 — Tuberculosis of other bones[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of other bones — grouped in MDC 08, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
  • and 40458 more

Nearest codes

Change history

No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2026 (April) onward. Note changes are not tracked.

Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2026 (April); CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v43; AHRQ HCUP Clinical Classifications Software Refined for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/PRCCSR_v2026-1.zip) — v2026.1. All data sources · How to read the labels