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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0QQ73ZZRepair Left Upper Femur, Percutaneous 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 0QQ73ZZ

0QQ73ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a repair procedure on the left upper femur using a percutaneous approach. In ICD-10-PCS, repair means restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other repair or plastic operations on bone, femur, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (78.45).

For a different body part, codes include 0QQ03ZZ (lumbar vertebra), 0QQ13ZZ (sacrum), 0QQ23ZZ (right pelvic bone), 0QQ33ZZ (left pelvic bone), 0QQ43ZZ (right acetabulum), 0QQ53ZZ (left acetabulum) and 18 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0QQ70ZZ (open), 0QQ74ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0QQ7XZZ (external).

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
QRepair

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

Used only when the method to accomplish the repair is not one of the other root operations

Includes: Colostomy takedown, suture of laceration

4. Body Part
7Upper Femur, Left

Includes: Femoral head; Greater trochanter; Lesser trochanter; Neck of femur

5. Approach
3Percutaneous

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

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

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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 →
  • 78.45Other repair or plastic operations on bone, femurapproximate

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 0QQ73ZZ

Is 0QQ73ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0QQ73ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0QQ73ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0QQ73ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0QQ73ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0QQ73ZZ 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 0QQ73ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0QQ73ZZ to ICD-9-CM 78.45 (Other repair or plastic operations on bone, femur).