P9615 HCPCS Level II code: Catheterization for collection of specimen(s) (multiple patients)
P9615 is the HCPCS code for “Catheterization for collection of specimen(s) (multiple patients)” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
P9615Catheterization for collection of specimen(s) (multiple patients)
Short description: Urine specimen collect mult
HCPCS · United States
Notes for P9615
As CMS prints them, with any note P9615 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0040: SEE MEDICARE INTERMEDIARY MANUAL 3628.E FOR PAYMENT GUIDELINES (P9610, P9615, G0001).
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with P9615 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Medicare pricing
- Other carrier priced; Clinical lab fee schedule – Price subject to national limitation amount
- Type of service
- Diagnostic laboratory
- BETOS category
- Lab tests - other (Non-Medicare fee schedule)
- Added
- Jan 1, 1985
Where P9615 sits
- 1P codesPathology and laboratory services
- 2Active code P9615Catheterization for collection of specimen(s) (multiple patients)
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 P9615 mean?
P9615 is the HCPCS code for “Catheterization for collection of specimen(s) (multiple patients)” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover P9615?
CMS lists P9615’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “Other carrier priced; Clinical lab fee schedule – Price subject to national limitation amount”. 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 P9615
All P codesP9073Platelets, pheresis, pathogen-reduced, each unitP9099Blood component or product not otherwise classifiedP9100Pathogen(s) test for plateletsP9603Travel allowance one way in connection with medically necessary laboratory specimen collection drawn from home bound or nursing home bound patient; prorated miles actually…P9604Travel allowance one way in connection with medically necessary laboratory specimen collection drawn from home bound or nursing home bound patient; prorated trip chargeP9612Catheterization for collection of specimen, single patient, all places of service