P9026 — Cryoprecipitated fibrinogen complex, pathogen reduced, each unit
P9026 is a HCPCS Level II code for cryoprecipitated fibrinogen complex, pathogen reduced, each unit. It belongs to the Pathology and Laboratory Services section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
Physician fee schedule statusE
Excluded from the physician fee schedule by regulation. Payment, where it exists, comes from another fee schedule (drugs via ASP, supplies via DMEPOS, and so on).
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The CMS record for P9026
- Long descriptor
- Cryoprecipitated fibrinogen complex, pathogen reduced, each unit
- Short descriptor
- Cryo fib comp path redu each
- Added
- October 1, 2021
- BETOS
- T1H
- Pricing indicator
- 52 — Other
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Reasonable charge.
Codes adjacent to P9026
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If P9026 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- P9016Red blood cells, leukocytes reduced, each unit
- P9017Fresh frozen plasma (single donor), frozen within 8 hours of collection, each unit
- P9019Platelets, each unit
- P9020Platelet rich plasma, each unit
- P9021Red blood cells, each unit
- P9022Red blood cells, washed, each unit
- P9023Plasma, pooled multiple donor, solvent/detergent treated, frozen, each unit
- P9025Plasma, cryoprecipitate reduced, pathogen reduced, each unit
- P9027Red blood cells, leukocytes reduced, oxygen/ carbon dioxide reduced, each unit
- P9031Platelets, leukocytes reduced, each unit
- P9032Platelets, irradiated, each unit
- P9033Platelets, leukocytes reduced, irradiated, each unit
- P9034Platelets, pheresis, each unit
- P9035Platelets, pheresis, leukocytes reduced, each unit
- P9036Platelets, pheresis, irradiated, each unit
- P9037Platelets, pheresis, leukocytes reduced, irradiated, each unit
Questions about P9026
What is HCPCS code P9026?
P9026 is a HCPCS Level II code for cryoprecipitated fibrinogen complex, pathogen reduced, each unit. It sits in the Pathology and Laboratory Services section.
Does Medicare cover P9026?
The CMS HCPCS file marks P9026 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
How is P9026 paid under the physician fee schedule?
P9026 carries PFS status code E. Excluded from the physician fee schedule by regulation. Payment, where it exists, comes from another fee schedule (drugs via ASP, supplies via DMEPOS, and so on).