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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0QJY0ZZInspection of Lower Bone, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

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 0QJY0ZZ

0QJY0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a inspection procedure on the lower bone using an open approach. In ICD-10-PCS, inspection means visually and/or manually exploring a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, femur, diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, patella, diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, tibia and fibula and 2 more, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (78.85, 78.86, 78.87 and 2 more).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0QJY3ZZ (percutaneous), 0QJY4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0QJYXZZ (external).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 477 (Biopsies of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with MCC or Insertion of Antibiotic-eluting Bone Void Filler), DRG 478 (Biopsies of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with CC) and DRG 479 (Biopsies of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Biopsies of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue”.

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
JInspection

Visually and/or manually exploring a body part

Visual exploration may be performed with or without optical instrumentation. Manual exploration may be performed directly or through intervening body layers

Includes: Diagnostic arthroscopy, exploratory laparotomy

4. Body Part
YLower Bone
5. Approach
0Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

6. Device
ZNo Device
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.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 78.85Diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, femurapproximate
  • 78.86Diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, patellaapproximate
  • 78.87Diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, tibia and fibulaapproximate
  • 78.88Diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, tarsals and metatarsalsapproximate
  • 78.89Diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, other bonesapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  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 0QJY0ZZ

Is 0QJY0ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0QJY0ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0QJY0ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0QJY0ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0QJY0ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0QJY0ZZ can group to MS-DRG 477, MS-DRG 478 and MS-DRG 479.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0QJY0ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0QJY0ZZ to ICD-9-CM 78.85 (Diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, femur), 78.86 (Diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, patella), 78.87 (Diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, tibia and fibula) and 2 more.