0QHC08Z ICD-10-PCS Code: Insertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Left Lower Femur, Open Approach
Insertion of Limb Length Dev into L Low Femur, 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.
| Position | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section0 | Medical and Surgical |
| 2 | Body SystemQ | Lower Bones |
| 3 | Root OperationH | Insertion Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part |
| 4 | Body PartC | Lower Femur, Left |
| 5 | Approach0 | Open |
| 6 | Device8 | External Fixation Device, Limb Lengthening |
| 7 | QualifierZ | No Qualifier |
Related Codes
Same operation — other Body Part
Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.
0QH708Z — Insertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Left Upper Femur, Open Approach, 0QH808Z — Insertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Right Femoral Shaft, Open Approach, 0QH908Z — Insertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Left Femoral Shaft, Open Approach, 0QHB08Z — Insertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Right Lower Femur, Open Approach, 0QHG08Z — Insertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Right Tibia, Open Approach, 0QHH08Z — Insertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Left Tibia, Open Approach, 0QHJ08Z — Insertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Right Fibula, Open Approach, 0QHK08Z — Insertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Left Fibula, Open Approach, +1 more
Same operation — other Approach
Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.
0QHC38Z — Insertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Approach, 0QHC48Z — Insertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
Same operation — other Device
Same table and root operation, differing only in the device character.
0QHC04Z — Insertion of Internal Fixation Device into Left Lower Femur, Open Approach, 0QHC05Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Lower Femur, Open Approach, 0QHC06Z — Insertion of Intramedullary Internal Fixation Device into Left Lower Femur, Open Approach, 0QHC0BZ — Insertion of Monoplanar External Fixation Device into Left Lower Femur, Open Approach, 0QHC0CZ — Insertion of Ring External Fixation Device into Left Lower Femur, Open Approach, 0QHC0DZ — Insertion of Hybrid External Fixation Device into 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 Musculoskeletal device procedures, NEC (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.
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Contextual Map
Every relationship of 0QHC08Z 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
- 0QH[PCS table]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Medical and Surgical — Section: Medical and Surgical[Section]: “Medical and Surgical”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Lower Bones — Body System: Lower Bones[Body System]: “Lower Bones”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Insertion — Operation: Insertion[Operation]: “Insertion”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
Clinical classification (CCSR)
- MST029 — Musculoskeletal device procedures, NEC[CCSR category]: “Musculoskeletal device procedures, NEC — Musculoskeletal, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Fascia Procedures”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1
Nearest codes
- 0QH608Z — Insertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Right Upper Femur, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0QH708Z — Insertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Left Upper Femur, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0QH808Z — Insertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Right Femoral Shaft, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0QH908Z — Insertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Left Femoral Shaft, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0QHB08Z — Insertion of Limb Lengthening External Fixation Device into Right Lower Femur, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0QHC04Z — Insertion of Internal Fixation Device into Left Lower Femur, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0QHC05Z — Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Lower Femur, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0QHC06Z — Insertion of Intramedullary Internal Fixation Device into Left Lower Femur, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
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