Pheresis of Platelets, Single

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Pheresis of Platelets, Single

What this code says

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

3. Root operation Pheresis

Extracorporeal separation of blood products

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
6A550Z0	Pheresis of Erythrocytes, Single	Valid
6A550Z1	Pheresis of Leukocytes, Single	Valid
6A550Z3	Pheresis of Plasma, Single	Valid
6A550ZT	Pheresis of Cord Blood Stem Cells, Single	Valid
6A550ZV	Pheresis of Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Single	Valid
6A551Z0	Pheresis of Erythrocytes, Multiple	Valid
6A551Z1	Pheresis of Leukocytes, Multiple	Valid
6A551Z2	Pheresis of Platelets, Multiple	Valid
6A551Z3	Pheresis of Plasma, Multiple	Valid
6A551ZT	Pheresis of Cord Blood Stem Cells, Multiple	Valid
6A551ZV	Pheresis of Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Multiple	Valid

At a glance

Code: 6A550Z2
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 6A5

Where this code sits

Section 6 Extracorporeal or Systemic Therapies
Body system 6A Physiological Systems
Category 6A5 Extracorporeal or Systemic Therapies, Physiological Systems, Pheresis
This code 6A550Z2 Pheresis of Platelets, Single

What each character means

6 Section Extracorporeal or Systemic Therapies
A Body system Physiological Systems
5 Root operation Pheresis
5 Body System Circulatory
0 Duration Single
Z Qualifier No Qualifier
2 Qualifier Platelets

Source

ICD-10-PCS FY2027 code set, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Effective October 1, 2026.

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