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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0QW70JZRevision of Synthetic Substitute in Left Upper Femur, Open Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Revision of Synth Sub in L Up Femur, Open Approach

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 0QW70JZ

0QW70JZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a revision procedure on the left upper femur using an open approach with synthetic substitute. In ICD-10-PCS, revision means correcting, to the extent possible, a portion of a malfunctioning device or the position of a displaced device.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other incision of bone without division, femur, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (77.15).

For a different body part, codes include 0QW00JZ (lumbar vertebra), 0QW10JZ (sacrum), 0QW20JZ (right pelvic bone), 0QW30JZ (left pelvic bone), 0QW40JZ (right acetabulum), 0QW50JZ (left acetabulum) and 18 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0QW73JZ (percutaneous), 0QW74JZ (percutaneous endoscopic) and 0QW7XJZ (external).

With a different device, use 0QW704Z (internal fixation device), 0QW705Z (external fixation device), 0QW707Z (autologous tissue substitute) and 0QW70KZ (nonautologous tissue substitute).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 498 (Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices of Hip and Femur with CC/MCC) and DRG 499 (Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices of Hip and Femur without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices of Hip and Femur”.

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
WRevision

Correcting, to the extent possible, a portion of a malfunctioning device or the position of a displaced device

Revision can include correcting a malfunctioning or displaced device by taking out or putting in components of the device such as a screw or pin

Includes: Adjustment of position of pacemaker lead, recementing of hip prosthesis

4. Body Part
7Upper Femur, Left

Includes: Femoral head; Greater trochanter; Lesser trochanter; Neck 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
JSynthetic Substitute

Includes: AbioCor(R) Total Replacement Heart; AMPLATZER(R) Muscular VSD Occluder; Annuloplasty ring; Bard(R) Composix(R) (E/X)(LP) mesh; Bard(R) Composix(R) Kugel(R) patch; Bard(R) Dulex(tm) mesh; Bard(R) Ventralex(tm) hernia patch; Barricaid(R) Annular Closure Device (ACD); BRYAN(R) Cervical Disc System; Corvia IASD(R); Ex-PRESS(tm) mini glaucoma shunt; Flexible Composite Mesh; GORE(R) ACUSEAL Vascular Graft; GORE(R) CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder; GORE(R) DUALMESH(R); GORE(R) PROPATEN(R) Vascular Graft; GORE(R) VIATORR(R) TIPS Endoprosthesis; Holter valve ventricular shunt; IASD(R) (InterAtrial Shunt Device), Corvia; InterAtrial Shunt Device IASD(R), Corvia; LimFlow(tm) Transcatheter Arterialization of the Deep Veins (TADV) System; MitraClip valve repair system; Nitinol framed polymer mesh; Open Pivot (mechanical) valve; Open Pivot Aortic Valve Graft (AVG); Partially absorbable mesh; PHYSIOMESH(tm) Flexible Composite Mesh; Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA); Polypropylene mesh; PRESTIGE(R) Cervical Disc; PROCEED(tm) Ventral Patch; Prodisc-C; Prodisc-L; PROLENE Polypropylene Hernia System (PHS); Rebound HRD(R) (Hernia Repair Device); SynCardia Total Artificial Heart; Total artificial (replacement) heart; ULTRAPRO Hernia System (UHS); ULTRAPRO Partially Absorbable Lightweight Mesh; ULTRAPRO Plug; V-Wave Interatrial Shunt System; Ventrio(tm) Hernia Patch; Zimmer(R) NexGen(R) LPS Mobile Bearing Knee; Zimmer(R) NexGen(R) LPS-Flex Mobile Knee

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 08 · Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue · Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices of Hip and Femur

ICD-9-CM equivalent

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  • 77.15Other incision of bone without division, femurapproximate

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

Code history

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  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 0QW70JZ

Is 0QW70JZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0QW70JZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0QW70JZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0QW70JZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0QW70JZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0QW70JZ can group to MS-DRG 498 and MS-DRG 499.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0QW70JZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0QW70JZ to ICD-9-CM 77.15 (Other incision of bone without division, femur).