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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0QH94CZInsertion of Ring External Fixation Device into Left Femoral Shaft, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Insert Ring Ext Fix in L Femur Shaft, Perc Endo

Code unchanged since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 0QH94CZ

0QH94CZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a insertion procedure on the left femoral shaft using a percutaneous endoscopic approach with external fixation device, ring. In ICD-10-PCS, insertion means putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to application of external fixator device, femur and application of external fixator device, ring system, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (78.15 and 84.72).

For a different body part, codes include 0QH64CZ (right upper femur), 0QH74CZ (left upper femur), 0QH84CZ (right femoral shaft), 0QHB4CZ (right lower femur), 0QHC4CZ (left lower femur), 0QHG4CZ (right tibia) and 3 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0QH90CZ (open) and 0QH93CZ (percutaneous).

With a different device, use 0QH944Z (internal fixation device), 0QH945Z (external fixation device), 0QH946Z (internal fixation device, intramedullary), 0QH947Z (internal fixation device, intramedullary limb lengthening), 0QH948Z (external fixation device, limb lengthening), 0QH94BZ (external fixation device, monoplanar) and 1 more.

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 480 (Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC or Insertion of Antibiotic-eluting Bone Void Filler), DRG 481 (Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with CC), DRG 482 (Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without CC/MCC), DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), DRG 908 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC) and DRG 909 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC), under the surgical categories “Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and “Limb Reattachment, Hip and Femur Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma”.

It has been valid since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015.

What each character means

1. Section
0Medical and Surgical
2. Body System
QLower Bones
3. Operation
HInsertion

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

Includes: Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter

4. Body Part
9Femoral Shaft, Left

Includes: Body of femur

5. Approach
4Percutaneous Endoscopic

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

6. Device
CExternal Fixation Device, Ring
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

All DRGs →

Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.

MDC 24 · Multiple Significant Trauma · Limb Reattachment, Hip and Femur Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 78.15Application of external fixator device, femurapproximate, combination
  • 84.72Application of external fixator device, ring systemapproximate, combination

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

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  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 0QH94CZ

Is 0QH94CZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0QH94CZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0QH94CZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0QH94CZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0QH94CZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0QH94CZ can group to MS-DRG 480, MS-DRG 481, MS-DRG 482, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908 and MS-DRG 909.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0QH94CZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0QH94CZ to ICD-9-CM 78.15 (Application of external fixator device, femur) and 84.72 (Application of external fixator device, ring system).