ICD-10-PCS

0Q5B0ZZ

Destruction of Right Lower Femur, Open Approach

V44.0 O.R. procedure

An operating room procedure. An O.R. procedure drives DRG assignment on its own, so it can change the MDC and MS-DRG regardless of the principal diagnosis.

MDC assignment

This code appears under more than one MDC. Which applies depends on the rest of the encounter, so group the claim to settle it.

MDC 08 Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices of Hip and Femur

498 499

MDC 21 Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs

Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries

907 908 909

MDC 24 Multiple Significant Trauma

Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma

Applies only when the stay qualifies as multiple significant trauma

957 958 959

Group a claim with this code

0Q5B0ZZ reaches 3 DRG groups across 3 MDCs. Enter it with a principal diagnosis to see which one it lands in.

Open the MS-DRG grouper