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Inpatient Procedure Code

0QJYXZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Inspection of Lower Bone, External 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 OperationJ

Inspection

Visually and/or manually exploring a body part

4
Body PartY

Lower Bone

5
ApproachX

External

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Approach

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

0QJY0ZZ — Inspection of Lower Bone, Open Approach, 0QJY3ZZ — Inspection of Lower Bone, Percutaneous Approach, 0QJY4ZZ — Inspection of Lower Bone, 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 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.

0QBP4ZX — Excision of Left Metatarsal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0QBQ0ZX — Excision of Right Toe Phalanx, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0QBQ3ZX — Excision of Right Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0QBQ4ZX — Excision of Right Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0QBR0ZX — Excision of Left Toe Phalanx, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0QBR3ZX — Excision of Left Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0QBR4ZX — Excision of Left Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0QBS0ZX — Excision of Coccyx, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0QBS3ZX — Excision of Coccyx, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0QBS4ZX — Excision of Coccyx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 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, 0R940ZX — Drainage of Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0R944ZX — Drainage of Cervicothoracic Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0R950ZX — Drainage of Cervicothoracic Vertebral Disc, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0R954ZX — Drainage of Cervicothoracic Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, +905 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0QJYXZZ 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

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

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