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Inpatient Procedure Code

0SQG3ZZICD-10-PCS Code: Repair Left Ankle Joint, Percutaneous 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 SystemS

Lower Joints

3
Root OperationQ

Repair

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

4
Body PartG

Ankle Joint, Left

5
Approach3

Percutaneous

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Potential MS-DRG Relationships (FY2026)

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 9 MS-DRGs:

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

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

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

0SQB3ZZ — Repair Left Hip Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SQC3ZZ — Repair Right Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SQD3ZZ — Repair Left Knee Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SQF3ZZ — Repair Right Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SQH3ZZ — Repair Right Tarsal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SQJ3ZZ — Repair Left Tarsal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SQK3ZZ — Repair Right Tarsometatarsal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, 0SQL3ZZ — Repair Left Tarsometatarsal Joint, Percutaneous Approach, +13 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0SQG0ZZ — Repair Left Ankle Joint, Open Approach, 0SQG4ZZ — Repair Left Ankle Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0SQGXZZ — Repair Left Ankle Joint, External Approach

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0SQG3ZZ 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

  • 0SQ[PCS table]
  • Medical and Surgical — Section: Medical and Surgical [Section]: “Medical and Surgical”
  • Lower Joints — Body System: Lower Joints [Body System]: “Lower Joints”
  • Repair — Operation: Repair [Operation]: “Repair”

MS-DRG participation (9)

  • DRG 492 — LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH MCC [MS-DRG]: “LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH MCC — Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur (MDC 08)”
  • DRG 493 — LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC [MS-DRG]: “LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC — Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur (MDC 08)”
  • DRG 494 — LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC — Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur (MDC 08)”
  • DRG 907 — OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC — Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries (MDC 21)”
  • DRG 908 — OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC — Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries (MDC 21)”
  • DRG 909 — OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITHOUT CC/MCC — Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries (MDC 21)”
  • DRG 957 — OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC — Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma (MDC 24)”
  • DRG 958 — OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC [MS-DRG]: “OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC — Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma (MDC 24)”
  • and 1 more

MDC crossing · diagnoses (40463)

  • 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.”
  • MDC 21 — Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs [MDC crossing]: “Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs — 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.”
  • A02.23 — Salmonella arthritis [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Salmonella arthritis — grouped in MDC 08, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • A02.24 — Salmonella osteomyelitis [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Salmonella osteomyelitis — grouped in MDC 08, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • A18.01 — Tuberculosis of spine [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of spine — grouped in MDC 08, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • A18.02 — Tuberculous arthritis of other joints [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculous arthritis of other joints — grouped in MDC 08, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • A18.03 — Tuberculosis of other bones [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of other bones — grouped in MDC 08, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • and 40458 more

Nearest codes

  • 0SQ03ZZ — Repair Lumbar Vertebral Joint, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 0SQ23ZZ — Repair Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 0SQ33ZZ — Repair Lumbosacral Joint, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 0SQ43ZZ — Repair Lumbosacral Disc, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 0SQ53ZZ — Repair Sacrococcygeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 0SQ63ZZ — Repair Coccygeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 0SQ73ZZ — Repair Right Sacroiliac Joint, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 0SQ83ZZ — Repair Left Sacroiliac Joint, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2026 (April) baseline of the change ledger.