HCPCS Level II › P codes P9010 Whole blood for transfusionBlood (whole), for transfusion, per unit
Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply Status: active (October 2026 file) Medically Unlikely Edits (effective October 1, 2026) Practitioner: max 2 units per day (clinical), rationale: Clinical: Data Outpatient hospital: max 4 units per day (clinical), rationale: Clinical: Data Medicare pricing for P9010 Physician Fee Schedule (CY 2026, RVU26D) Status E: excluded from the PFS by regulation.
Payer policies and prior authorization for P9010 Medicaid fee-for-service AZ: $108.85 (outpatient_hospital), effective Oct 1, 2021 IN: $245.14 (professional, Advanced Practice Nurse (85%), non-facility), effective Jan 1, 2026 KS: $41.25 (default, Exempt Physician), effective Jul 1, 1987 MS: $141.11 (comprehensive), effective Jul 1, 2026 ND: $0.00 (physician), effective Aug 1, 2026 OK: $92.98 (physician, non-facility), effective Jul 1, 2026 TX: $99.86 (physician, Physician, non-facility), effective Mar 1, 2026 VA: $75.00 (medical), effective Aug 15, 1989 VT: $144.28 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026 WA: $55.11 (kidneycenters), effective Jul 1, 2026 WY: $82.18 (outpatient_hospital_apc, Ambulatory Surgical Centers), effective Apr 1, 2026 From payers' published prior-auth lists, coverage policies and state Medicaid fee schedules, updated Oct 16, 2026. The role is what the policy's own code table or text says about the code. Not a guarantee of coverage or payment; verify with the payer. CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.