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Inpatient Procedure Code

0QBF4ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Excision of Left Patella, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 SystemQ

Lower Bones

3
Root OperationB

Excision

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

4
Body PartF

Patella, Left

5
Approach4

Percutaneous Endoscopic

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 11 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.

0QB94ZZ — Excision of Left Femoral Shaft, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0QBB4ZZ — Excision of Right Lower Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0QBC4ZZ — Excision of Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0QBD4ZZ — Excision of Right Patella, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0QBG4ZZ — Excision of Right Tibia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0QBH4ZZ — Excision of Left Tibia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0QBJ4ZZ — Excision of Right Fibula, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0QBK4ZZ — Excision of Left Fibula, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, +16 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0QBF0ZZ — Excision of Left Patella, Open Approach, 0QBF3ZZ — Excision of Left Patella, Percutaneous Approach

Same operation — other Qualifier

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

0QBF4ZX — Excision of Left Patella, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

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

0Q5P4ZZ — Destruction of Left Metatarsal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0Q5Q0ZZ — Destruction of Right Toe Phalanx, Open Approach, 0Q5Q3ZZ — Destruction of Right Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach, 0Q5Q4ZZ — Destruction of Right Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0Q5R0ZZ — Destruction of Left Toe Phalanx, Open Approach, 0Q5R3ZZ — Destruction of Left Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach, 0Q5R4ZZ — Destruction of Left Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0Q5S0ZZ — Destruction of Coccyx, Open Approach, 0Q5S3ZZ — Destruction of Coccyx, Percutaneous Approach, 0Q5S4ZZ — Destruction of Coccyx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0QD00ZZ — Extraction of Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach, 0QD10ZZ — Extraction of Sacrum, Open Approach, 0QD20ZZ — Extraction of Right Pelvic Bone, Open Approach, 0QD30ZZ — Extraction of Left Pelvic Bone, Open Approach, 0QD40ZZ — Extraction of Right Acetabulum, Open Approach, 0QD50ZZ — Extraction of Left Acetabulum, Open Approach, 0QD60ZZ — Extraction of Right Upper Femur, Open Approach, 0QD70ZZ — Extraction of Left Upper Femur, Open Approach, 0QD80ZZ — Extraction of Right Femoral Shaft, Open Approach, 0QD90ZZ — Extraction of Left Femoral Shaft, Open Approach, +512 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0QBF4ZZ 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.

PCS table

MS-DRG participation (11)

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • MST018 — Bone excision[CCSR category]: “Bone excision — Musculoskeletal, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Fascia Procedures”

MDC crossing · diagnoses (31735)

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.