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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0QTC0ZZResection of Left Lower Femur, 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 0QTC0ZZ

0QTC0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a resection procedure on the left lower femur using an open approach. In ICD-10-PCS, resection means cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other partial ostectomy, femur, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (77.85).

For a different body part, codes include 0QT20ZZ (right pelvic bone), 0QT30ZZ (left pelvic bone), 0QT40ZZ (right acetabulum), 0QT50ZZ (left acetabulum), 0QT60ZZ (right upper femur), 0QT70ZZ (left upper femur) and 16 more.

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 403 (Hip or Knee Procedures with Principal Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection with MCC or Insertion of Antibiotic-eluting Bone Void Filler), DRG 404 (Hip or Knee Procedures with Principal Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection without MCC), 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) and DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), under the surgical categories “Hip or Knee Procedures with Principal Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection”, “Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and 1 more.

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
TResection

Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part

Includes: Total nephrectomy, total lobectomy of lung

4. Body Part
CLower Femur, Left

Includes: Lateral condyle of femur; Lateral epicondyle of femur; Medial condyle of femur; Medial epicondyle of femur

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

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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 →
  • 77.85Other partial ostectomy, femurapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 0QTC0ZZ

Is 0QTC0ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0QTC0ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0QTC0ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0QTC0ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0QTC0ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0QTC0ZZ can group to MS-DRG 403, MS-DRG 404, MS-DRG 480, MS-DRG 481, MS-DRG 482 and MS-DRG 907.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0QTC0ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0QTC0ZZ to ICD-9-CM 77.85 (Other partial ostectomy, femur).