Table 3.

CMS outpatient reimbursement rates for platelet components

HCPCS code	Platelet type	CMS OPPS per unit payment rate (2018 US$)
P9035	Platelets, pheresis, leukocytes reduced, each unit	476.96
P9055	Platelets, leukocytes reduced, CMV-negative, apheresis/pheresis, each unit	339.93
P9037	Platelets, pheresis, leukocytes reduced, irradiated, each unit	624.61
P9053	Platelets, pheresis, leukocytes reduced, CMV-negative, irradiated, each unit	539.80
P9073	Platelets, pheresis, pathogen-reduced, each unit	624.61
P9100	Pathogen(s) test for platelets	25.50

HCPCS Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System, CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, OPPS Outpatient Prospective Payment System, CMV cytomegalovirus