P9048 HCPCS Level II code: Infusion, plasma protein fraction (human), 5%, 250 ml
P9048 is the HCPCS code for “Infusion, plasma protein fraction (human), 5%, 250 ml” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
P9048Infusion, plasma protein fraction (human), 5%, 250 ml
Short description: Plasmaprotein fract,5%,250ml
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with P9048 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- Reasonable charge
- Type of service
- Other medical items or services
- BETOS category
- Other - Non-Medicare fee schedule
- Added
- Jan 1, 2002
Where P9048 sits
- 1P codesPathology and laboratory services
- 2Active code P9048Infusion, plasma protein fraction (human), 5%, 250 ml
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code P9048 mean?
P9048 is the HCPCS code for “Infusion, plasma protein fraction (human), 5%, 250 ml” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover P9048?
CMS lists P9048’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “Reasonable charge”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside P9048
All P codesP9041Infusion, albumin (human), 5%, 50 mlP9043Infusion, plasma protein fraction (human), 5%, 50 mlP9044Plasma, cryoprecipitate reduced, each unitP9045Infusion, albumin (human), 5%, 250 mlP9046Infusion, albumin (human), 25%, 20 mlP9047Infusion, albumin (human), 25%, 50 mlP9050Granulocytes, pheresis, each unitP9051Whole blood or red blood cells, leukocytes reduced, cmv-negative, each unitP9052Platelets, hla-matched leukocytes reduced, apheresis/pheresis, each unitP9053Platelets, pheresis, leukocytes reduced, cmv-negative, irradiated, each unitP9054Whole blood or red blood cells, leukocytes reduced, frozen, deglycerol, washed, each unitP9055Platelets, leukocytes reduced, cmv-negative, apheresis/pheresis, each unit