ICD-10-PCS Tabular Index · Section 0 · FY 2026 0QB
0QB Excision - Lower Bones ICD-10-PCS
The 0QB code range contains 157 ICD-10-PCS codes for Excision procedures on the lower bones. 156 of the codes are billable and valid for inpatient claim submission in fiscal year 2026.
✓ Built from the official CMS FY 2026 datasetEffective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026
157
Procedure Codes
156
Billable Codes
0QB
Characters 1–3
0Q
Parent Body System
Root Operation Definition
Excision: Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part.
ICD-10-PCS
Codes in the 0QB Range 157 codes · 156 billable
157 of 157 shown
- 0QB Lower Bones, ExcisionNon-billable header
- 0QB00ZX Excision of Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB00ZZ Excision of Lumbar Vertebra, Open Approach
- 0QB03ZX Excision of Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB03ZZ Excision of Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QB04ZX Excision of Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB04ZZ Excision of Lumbar Vertebra, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QB10ZX Excision of Sacrum, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB10ZZ Excision of Sacrum, Open Approach
- 0QB13ZX Excision of Sacrum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB13ZZ Excision of Sacrum, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QB14ZX Excision of Sacrum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB14ZZ Excision of Sacrum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QB20ZX Excision of Right Pelvic Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB20ZZ Excision of Right Pelvic Bone, Open Approach
- 0QB23ZX Excision of Right Pelvic Bone, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB23ZZ Excision of Right Pelvic Bone, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QB24ZX Excision of Right Pelvic Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB24ZZ Excision of Right Pelvic Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QB30ZX Excision of Left Pelvic Bone, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB30ZZ Excision of Left Pelvic Bone, Open Approach
- 0QB33ZX Excision of Left Pelvic Bone, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB33ZZ Excision of Left Pelvic Bone, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QB34ZX Excision of Left Pelvic Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB34ZZ Excision of Left Pelvic Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QB40ZX Excision of Right Acetabulum, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB40ZZ Excision of Right Acetabulum, Open Approach
- 0QB43ZX Excision of Right Acetabulum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB43ZZ Excision of Right Acetabulum, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QB44ZX Excision of Right Acetabulum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB44ZZ Excision of Right Acetabulum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QB50ZX Excision of Left Acetabulum, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB50ZZ Excision of Left Acetabulum, Open Approach
- 0QB53ZX Excision of Left Acetabulum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB53ZZ Excision of Left Acetabulum, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QB54ZX Excision of Left Acetabulum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB54ZZ Excision of Left Acetabulum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QB60ZX Excision of Right Upper Femur, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB60ZZ Excision of Right Upper Femur, Open Approach
- 0QB63ZX Excision of Right Upper Femur, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB63ZZ Excision of Right Upper Femur, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QB64ZX Excision of Right Upper Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB64ZZ Excision of Right Upper Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QB70ZX Excision of Left Upper Femur, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB70ZZ Excision of Left Upper Femur, Open Approach
- 0QB73ZX Excision of Left Upper Femur, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB73ZZ Excision of Left Upper Femur, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QB74ZX Excision of Left Upper Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB74ZZ Excision of Left Upper Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QB80ZX Excision of Right Femoral Shaft, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB80ZZ Excision of Right Femoral Shaft, Open Approach
- 0QB83ZX Excision of Right Femoral Shaft, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB83ZZ Excision of Right Femoral Shaft, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QB84ZX Excision of Right Femoral Shaft, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB84ZZ Excision of Right Femoral Shaft, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QB90ZX Excision of Left Femoral Shaft, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB90ZZ Excision of Left Femoral Shaft, Open Approach
- 0QB93ZX Excision of Left Femoral Shaft, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB93ZZ Excision of Left Femoral Shaft, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QB94ZX Excision of Left Femoral Shaft, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QB94ZZ Excision of Left Femoral Shaft, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QBB0ZX Excision of Right Lower Femur, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBB0ZZ Excision of Right Lower Femur, Open Approach
- 0QBB3ZX Excision of Right Lower Femur, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBB3ZZ Excision of Right Lower Femur, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QBB4ZX Excision of Right Lower Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBB4ZZ Excision of Right Lower Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QBC0ZX Excision of Left Lower Femur, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBC0ZZ Excision of Left Lower Femur, Open Approach
- 0QBC3ZX Excision of Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBC3ZZ Excision of Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QBC4ZX Excision of Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBC4ZZ Excision of Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QBD0ZX Excision of Right Patella, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBD0ZZ Excision of Right Patella, Open Approach
- 0QBD3ZX Excision of Right Patella, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBD3ZZ Excision of Right Patella, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QBD4ZX Excision of Right Patella, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBD4ZZ Excision of Right Patella, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QBF0ZX Excision of Left Patella, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBF0ZZ Excision of Left Patella, Open Approach
- 0QBF3ZX Excision of Left Patella, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBF3ZZ Excision of Left Patella, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QBF4ZX Excision of Left Patella, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBF4ZZ Excision of Left Patella, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QBG0ZX Excision of Right Tibia, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBG0ZZ Excision of Right Tibia, Open Approach
- 0QBG3ZX Excision of Right Tibia, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBG3ZZ Excision of Right Tibia, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QBG4ZX Excision of Right Tibia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBG4ZZ Excision of Right Tibia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QBH0ZX Excision of Left Tibia, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBH0ZZ Excision of Left Tibia, Open Approach
- 0QBH3ZX Excision of Left Tibia, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBH3ZZ Excision of Left Tibia, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QBH4ZX Excision of Left Tibia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBH4ZZ Excision of Left Tibia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QBJ0ZX Excision of Right Fibula, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBJ0ZZ Excision of Right Fibula, Open Approach
- 0QBJ3ZX Excision of Right Fibula, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBJ3ZZ Excision of Right Fibula, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QBJ4ZX Excision of Right Fibula, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBJ4ZZ Excision of Right Fibula, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QBK0ZX Excision of Left Fibula, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBK0ZZ Excision of Left Fibula, Open Approach
- 0QBK3ZX Excision of Left Fibula, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBK3ZZ Excision of Left Fibula, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QBK4ZX Excision of Left Fibula, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBK4ZZ Excision of Left Fibula, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QBL0ZX Excision of Right Tarsal, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBL0ZZ Excision of Right Tarsal, Open Approach
- 0QBL3ZX Excision of Right Tarsal, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBL3ZZ Excision of Right Tarsal, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QBL4ZX Excision of Right Tarsal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBL4ZZ Excision of Right Tarsal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QBM0ZX Excision of Left Tarsal, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBM0ZZ Excision of Left Tarsal, Open Approach
- 0QBM3ZX Excision of Left Tarsal, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBM3ZZ Excision of Left Tarsal, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QBM4ZX Excision of Left Tarsal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBM4ZZ Excision of Left Tarsal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QBN0Z2 Excision of Right Metatarsal, Sesamoid Bone(s) 1st Toe, Open Approach
- 0QBN0ZX Excision of Right Metatarsal, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBN0ZZ Excision of Right Metatarsal, Open Approach
- 0QBN3Z2 Excision of Right Metatarsal, Sesamoid Bone(s) 1st Toe, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QBN3ZX Excision of Right Metatarsal, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBN3ZZ Excision of Right Metatarsal, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QBN4Z2 Excision of Right Metatarsal, Sesamoid Bone(s) 1st Toe, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QBN4ZX Excision of Right Metatarsal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBN4ZZ Excision of Right Metatarsal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QBP0Z2 Excision of Left Metatarsal, Sesamoid Bone(s) 1st Toe, Open Approach
- 0QBP0ZX Excision of Left Metatarsal, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBP0ZZ Excision of Left Metatarsal, Open Approach
- 0QBP3Z2 Excision of Left Metatarsal, Sesamoid Bone(s) 1st Toe, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QBP3ZX Excision of Left Metatarsal, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBP3ZZ Excision of Left Metatarsal, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QBP4Z2 Excision of Left Metatarsal, Sesamoid Bone(s) 1st Toe, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QBP4ZX Excision of Left Metatarsal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBP4ZZ Excision of Left Metatarsal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QBQ0ZX Excision of Right Toe Phalanx, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBQ0ZZ Excision of Right Toe Phalanx, Open Approach
- 0QBQ3ZX Excision of Right Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBQ3ZZ Excision of Right Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QBQ4ZX Excision of Right Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBQ4ZZ Excision of Right Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QBR0ZX Excision of Left Toe Phalanx, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBR0ZZ Excision of Left Toe Phalanx, Open Approach
- 0QBR3ZX Excision of Left Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBR3ZZ Excision of Left Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QBR4ZX Excision of Left Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBR4ZZ Excision of Left Toe Phalanx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0QBS0ZX Excision of Coccyx, Open Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBS0ZZ Excision of Coccyx, Open Approach
- 0QBS3ZX Excision of Coccyx, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBS3ZZ Excision of Coccyx, Percutaneous Approach
- 0QBS4ZX Excision of Coccyx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
- 0QBS4ZZ Excision of Coccyx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
About the 0QB Code Range
The ICD-10-PCS root operation Excision (code 0QB) refers to the surgical removal of a portion of a body part. In the Medical and Surgical section, this operation specifically involves excising parts of Lower Bones, such as vertebrae, pelvic bones, femur, tibia, and other related structures.
This root operation is characterized by the partial removal of the targeted bone, which can be performed using various approaches including Open, Percutaneous, and Percutaneous Endoscopic. For example, the excision of the Lumbar Vertebra can be coded as 0QB00ZX for an open diagnostic approach or 0QB04ZZ for a percutaneous endoscopic approach. Similarly, removal of parts of the Right Pelvic Bone or Left Femoral Shaft can be coded with specific codes based on the approach and diagnostic intent. Accurate use of these codes ensures clarity in documenting the excision of particular lower bone segments for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
Questions About This Page
How many billable codes are in the 0QB range?
Of the 157 codes in this range, 156 are billable and valid for inpatient claim submission from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Table header codes group them but cannot be reported on claims.
What does the 0QB range classify?
The range classifies Excision procedures, cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part, performed on the lower bones. Each code adds the body part, approach, device, and qualifier in characters four through seven, and links to its own reference page.
Related References
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Source: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-PCS order file and code tables, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
