P9072 — Platelets, pheresis, pathogen reduced or rapid bacterial tested, each unit
P9072 is a HCPCS Level II code for platelets, pheresis, pathogen reduced or rapid bacterial tested, each unit. It belongs to the Pathology and Laboratory Services section. It was terminated on December 31, 2017 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated P9072 on December 31, 2017. It stays in the file as history — a claim you are auditing from before that date may legitimately carry it — but it must not appear on a new claim. The adjacent codes below are the usual place to look for its replacement.
Medicare coverage: Not payable by Medicare
Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
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.
The CMS record for P9072
- Long descriptor
- Platelets, pheresis, pathogen reduced or rapid bacterial tested, each unit
- Short descriptor
- Plate path red/rapid bac tes
- Added
- January 1, 2016
- Terminated
- December 31, 2017
- 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.
When CMS retired it.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Reasonable charge.
Codes adjacent to P9072
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If P9072 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- P9055Platelets, leukocytes reduced, cmv-negative, apheresis/pheresis, each unit
- P9056Whole blood, leukocytes reduced, irradiated, each unit
- P9057Red blood cells, frozen/deglycerolized/washed, leukocytes reduced, irradiated, each unit
- P9058Red blood cells, leukocytes reduced, cmv-negative, irradiated, each unit
- P9059Fresh frozen plasma between 8-24 hours of collection, each unit
- P9060Fresh frozen plasma, donor retested, each unit
- P9070Plasma, pooled multiple donor, pathogen reduced, frozen, each unit
- P9071Plasma (single donor), pathogen reduced, frozen, each unit
- P9073Platelets, pheresis, pathogen-reduced, each unit
- P9099Blood component or product not otherwise classified
- P9100Pathogen(s) test for platelets
- P9603Travel allowance one way in connection with medically necessary laboratory specimen collection drawn from home bound or nursing home bound patient; prorated miles actually travelled
- P9604Travel allowance one way in connection with medically necessary laboratory specimen collection drawn from home bound or nursing home bound patient; prorated trip charge
- P9612Catheterization for collection of specimen, single patient, all places of service
- P9615Catheterization for collection of specimen(s) (multiple patients)
- Q0035Cardiokymography
Questions about P9072
What is HCPCS code P9072?
P9072 is a HCPCS Level II code for platelets, pheresis, pathogen reduced or rapid bacterial tested, each unit. It sits in the Pathology and Laboratory Services section.
Does Medicare cover P9072?
The CMS HCPCS file marks P9072 as "Not payable by Medicare". Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
Is P9072 still valid?
No. P9072 was terminated on December 31, 2017 and should not be used on new claims.