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Inpatient Procedure Code

0QQDXZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Repair Right Patella, 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 OperationQ

Repair

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

4
Body PartD

Patella, Right

5
ApproachX

External

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

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

0QQ8XZZ — Repair Right Femoral Shaft, External Approach, 0QQ9XZZ — Repair Left Femoral Shaft, External Approach, 0QQBXZZ — Repair Right Lower Femur, External Approach, 0QQCXZZ — Repair Left Lower Femur, External Approach, 0QQFXZZ — Repair Left Patella, External Approach, 0QQGXZZ — Repair Right Tibia, External Approach, 0QQHXZZ — Repair Left Tibia, External Approach, 0QQJXZZ — Repair Right Fibula, External Approach, +16 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0QQD0ZZ — Repair Right Patella, Open Approach, 0QQD3ZZ — Repair Right Patella, Percutaneous Approach, 0QQD4ZZ — Repair Right Patella, 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 Musculoskeletal 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 0QQDXZZ 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)

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.