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.
| Position | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- 0QQ[PCS table]
- Medical and Surgical — Section: Medical and Surgical[Section]: “Medical and Surgical”
- Lower Bones — Body System: Lower Bones[Body System]: “Lower Bones”
- Repair — Operation: Repair[Operation]: “Repair”
Clinical classification (CCSR)
- MST030 — Musculoskeletal procedures, NEC[CCSR category]: “Musculoskeletal procedures, NEC — Musculoskeletal, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Fascia Procedures”
Nearest codes
- 0QQ0XZZ — Repair Lumbar Vertebra, External Approach[One axis away]
- 0QQ1XZZ — Repair Sacrum, External Approach[One axis away]
- 0QQ2XZZ — Repair Right Pelvic Bone, External Approach[One axis away]
- 0QQ3XZZ — Repair Left Pelvic Bone, External Approach[One axis away]
- 0QQ4XZZ — Repair Right Acetabulum, External Approach[One axis away]
- 0QQ5XZZ — Repair Left Acetabulum, External Approach[One axis away]
- 0QQ6XZZ — Repair Right Upper Femur, External Approach[One axis away]
- 0QQ7XZZ — Repair Left Upper Femur, External Approach[One axis away]
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.