Update on the reporting of platelet transfusion procedures

In recent months, we have been contacted by a number of PHCUs with the question of reporting whole blood platelet transfusions, pooled from 5 TU of whole blood, deleukotized, as the National Transfusion Service has started to supply (invoice) these transfusions to the PHCUs.

CKS can incorporate the new medical procedures and add-on items into the Catalogue of Case Rates and the List of Medical Procedures in the standard approval process for new documents for 2024. We recommend that the reporting for SK-DRG purposes for the remainder of this year should be on the basis of procedure group 8r245.- Whole blood platelet transfusion, pooled from 4 TUs of whole blood, deleukotized, as we do not add any new procedures to the DRGs within the year. We have analysed the above in terms of impact and discussed the situation in the Steering Committee. The addition of new medical procedures and attributable items will go through the standard approval process for 2024, as platelets can be reported for SK-DRG purposes with similar procedures, group codes 8r245.-.