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Inpatient Procedure Code

0QS003Z ICD-10-PCS Code: Reposition Lumbar Vertebra with Spinal Stabilization Device, Vertebral Body Tether, Open Approach

Reposition Lum Vertebra w Spin Stab Dev, VBT, Open

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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 OperationS

Reposition

Moving to its normal location, or other suitable location, all or a portion of a body part

4
Body Part0

Lumbar Vertebra

5
Approach0

Open

6
Device3

Spinal Stabilization Device, Vertebral Body Tether

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2027)

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 18 MS-DRGs:

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix E. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Related Codes

Same operation — other Approach

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

0QS043Z — Reposition Lumbar Vertebra with Spinal Stabilization Device, Vertebral Body Tether, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Device

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

0QS004Z — Reposition Lumbar Vertebra with Internal Fixation Device, Open Approach, 0QS00ZZ — Reposition Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

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

0QP5X4Z — Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Left Acetabulum, External Approach, 0QP5X5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Acetabulum, External Approach, 0QPS04Z — Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Coccyx, Open Approach, 0QPS05Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Coccyx, Open Approach, 0QPS34Z — Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Coccyx, Percutaneous Approach, 0QPS35Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Coccyx, Percutaneous Approach, 0QPS44Z — Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Coccyx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0QPS45Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Coccyx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0QPSX4Z — Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Coccyx, External Approach, 0QPSX5Z — Removal of External Fixation Device from Coccyx, External Approach, 0QW004Z — Revision of Internal Fixation Device in Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach, 0QW034Z — Revision of Internal Fixation Device in Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach, 0QW044Z — Revision of Internal Fixation Device in Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0QW0X4Z — Revision of Internal Fixation Device in Lumbar Vertebra, External Approach, 0QW104Z — Revision of Internal Fixation Device in Sacrum, Open Approach, 0QW134Z — Revision of Internal Fixation Device in Sacrum, Percutaneous Approach, 0QW144Z — Revision of Internal Fixation Device in Sacrum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0QW1X4Z — Revision of Internal Fixation Device in Sacrum, External Approach, 0QW204Z — Revision of Internal Fixation Device in Right Pelvic Bone, Open Approach, 0QW205Z — Revision of External Fixation Device in Right Pelvic Bone, Open Approach, +508 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0QS003Z 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.

Run 0QS003Z with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation (18)

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MDC crossing · diagnoses (28665)

  • MDC 01 — Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
  • MDC 08 — Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
  • A02.21 — Salmonella meningitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Salmonella meningitis — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A06.6 — Amebic brain abscess[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Amebic brain abscess — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A17.0 — Tuberculous meningitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculous meningitis — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A17.1 — Meningeal tuberculoma[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningeal tuberculoma — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A17.81 — Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • and 28660 more

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Change history

Change history

  • FY2022 — October 1, 2021
    Added to the code set
    Reposition Lumbar Vertebra with Spinal Stabilization Device, Vertebral Body Tether, Open Approach
    FY2022 changes

Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2027; CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v44; 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 · How MedCoder verifies its implementation

Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources