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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0QHY3MZInsertion of Bone Growth Stimulator into Lower Bone, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Insertion of Bone Stim into Low Bone, Perc 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 0QHY3MZ

0QHY3MZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a insertion procedure on the lower bone using a percutaneous approach with bone growth stimulator. In ICD-10-PCS, insertion means putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to insertion of bone growth stimulator, femur, insertion of bone growth stimulator, patella, insertion of bone growth stimulator, tibia and fibula and 2 more, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (78.95, 78.96, 78.97 and 2 more).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0QHY0MZ (open) and 0QHY4MZ (percutaneous endoscopic).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 515 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures with MCC), DRG 516 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures with CC), DRG 517 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures 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 “Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and “Other O.R. 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
HInsertion

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

Includes: Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter

4. Body Part
YLower Bone
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
MBone Growth Stimulator
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

All DRGs →

Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 78.95Insertion of bone growth stimulator, femurapproximate
  • 78.96Insertion of bone growth stimulator, patellaapproximate
  • 78.97Insertion of bone growth stimulator, tibia and fibulaapproximate
  • 78.98Insertion of bone growth stimulator, tarsals and metatarsalsapproximate
  • 78.99Insertion of bone growth stimulator, other bonesapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  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 0QHY3MZ

Is 0QHY3MZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0QHY3MZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0QHY3MZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0QHY3MZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0QHY3MZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0QHY3MZ can group to MS-DRG 515, MS-DRG 516, MS-DRG 517, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908 and MS-DRG 909.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0QHY3MZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0QHY3MZ to ICD-9-CM 78.95 (Insertion of bone growth stimulator, femur), 78.96 (Insertion of bone growth stimulator, patella), 78.97 (Insertion of bone growth stimulator, tibia and fibula) and 2 more.