Table 3.
Description of codes used to identify transfusions in Medicare claims
| Code Type | Code | Code Description |
|---|---|---|
| CPT | 36430 | Transfusion, blood or blood components |
| HCPCS | P9010 | Blood (whole), for transfusion, per unit |
| P9011 | Blood, split unit | |
| P9016 | Red blood cells, leukocytes reduced, each unit | |
| P9021 | Red blood cells, each unit | |
| P9022 | Red blood cells, washed, each unit | |
| P9038 | Red blood cells, irradiated, each unit | |
| P9039 | Red blood cells, deglycerolized, each unit | |
| P9040 | Red blood cells, leukocytes reduced, irradiated, each unit | |
| P9051 | Whole blood or red blood cells, leukocytes reduced, CMV-negative, each unit | |
| P9054 | Whole blood or red blood cells, leukocytes reduced, frozen, deglycerol, washed, each unit | |
| P9056 | Whole blood, leukocytes reduced, irradiated, each unit | |
| P9057 | Red blood cells, frozen/deglycerolized/washed, leukocytes reduced, irradiated, each unit | |
| P9058 | Red blood cells, leukocytes reduced, CMV-negative, irradiated, each unit | |
| ICD-9 | 99.03 | Other transfusion of whole blood; transfusion: blood NOS, hemodilution, NOS |
| 99.04 | Transfusion of packed cells | |
| Value | 37 | Pints of blood furnished |
CPT, Current Procedural Terminology; HCPCS, Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System; CMV, cytomegalovirus; ICD-9, International Classification of Diseases 9th edition; NOS, not otherwise specified.