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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0QWB45ZRevision of External Fixation Device in Right Lower Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Revision of Ext Fix in R Low Femur, Perc Endo 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 0QWB45Z

0QWB45Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a revision procedure on the right lower femur using a percutaneous endoscopic approach with external fixation device. 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 0QW245Z (right pelvic bone), 0QW345Z (left pelvic bone), 0QW645Z (right upper femur), 0QW745Z (left upper femur), 0QW845Z (right femoral shaft), 0QW945Z (left femoral shaft) and 13 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0QWB05Z (open), 0QWB35Z (percutaneous) and 0QWBX5Z (external).

With a different device, use 0QWB44Z (internal fixation device), 0QWB47Z (autologous tissue substitute), 0QWB4JZ (synthetic substitute) and 0QWB4KZ (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
BLower Femur, Right
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
5External Fixation 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 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 0QWB45Z

Is 0QWB45Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0QWB45Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0QWB45Z an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0QWB45Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0QWB45Z group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0QWB45Z can group to MS-DRG 498 and MS-DRG 499.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0QWB45Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0QWB45Z to ICD-9-CM 77.15 (Other incision of bone without division, femur).