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Inpatient Procedure Code

0QBC0ZX ICD-10-PCS Code: Excision of Left Lower Femur, Open Approach, Diagnostic

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 SystemQ

Lower Bones

3
Root OperationB

Excision

Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

4
Body PartC

Lower Femur, Left

5
Approach0

Open

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierX

Diagnostic

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 16 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.

0QB70ZX — Excision of Left Upper Femur, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0QB80ZX — Excision of Right Femoral Shaft, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0QB90ZX — Excision of Left Femoral Shaft, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0QBB0ZX — Excision of Right Lower Femur, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0QBD0ZX — Excision of Right Patella, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0QBF0ZX — Excision of Left Patella, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0QBG0ZX — Excision of Right Tibia, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0QBH0ZX — Excision of Left Tibia, Open Approach, Diagnostic, +16 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0QBC3ZX — Excision of Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0QBC4ZX — Excision of Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

Same operation — other Qualifier

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

0QBC0ZZ — Excision of Left Lower Femur, Open Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Bone and joint biopsy (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.

0Q9P4ZX — Drainage of Left Metatarsal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0Q9Q0ZX — Drainage of Right Toe Phalanx, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0Q9Q3ZX — Drainage of Right Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0Q9Q4ZX — Drainage of Right Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0Q9R0ZX — Drainage of Left Toe Phalanx, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0Q9R3ZX — Drainage of Left Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0Q9R4ZX — Drainage of Left Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0Q9S0ZX — Drainage of Coccyx, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0Q9S3ZX — Drainage of Coccyx, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0Q9S4ZX — Drainage of Coccyx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0QJY0ZZ — Inspection of Lower Bone, Open Approach, 0QJY3ZZ — Inspection of Lower Bone, Percutaneous Approach, 0QJY4ZZ — Inspection of Lower Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0QJYXZZ — Inspection of Lower Bone, External Approach, 0R900ZX — Drainage of Occipital-cervical Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0R904ZX — Drainage of Occipital-cervical Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0R910ZX — Drainage of Cervical Vertebral Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0R914ZX — Drainage of Cervical Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0R930ZX — Drainage of Cervical Vertebral Disc, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0R934ZX — Drainage of Cervical Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, +834 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0QBC0ZX 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 0QBC0ZX with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation (16)

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • MST002 — Bone and joint biopsy[CCSR category]: “Bone and joint biopsy — Musculoskeletal, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Fascia Procedures”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1

MDC crossing · diagnoses (31415)

  • 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 09 — Diseases and Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast — 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 31410 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