XW013U6Introduction of COVID-19 Vaccine into Subcutaneous Tissue, Percutaneous Approach, New Technology Group 6

New Technology›Anatomical Regions›Introduction

Billable / Specific Code

ICD-10-PCS XW013U6

CMS Source: FY 2026 ICD-10-PCS dataset. Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026.

XW013U6 is a billable ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Introduction of COVID-19 Vaccine into Subcutaneous Tissue, Percutaneous Approach, New Technology Group 6. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). The root operation Introduction involves putting in or on a therapeutic, diagnostic, nutritional, physiological, or prophylactic substance except blood or blood products.

Code Identity

ICD-10-PCS Code

XW013U6

Billable Status

Yes — Valid for Submission

Code Describes

Introduction of COVID-19 Vaccine into Subcutaneous Tissue, Percutaneous Approach, New Technology Group 6

Parent Code

XW0

Short Description

Introduce COVID19 Vacc in Subcu, Perc, New Tech 6

PCS Table Breakdown

Each ICD-10-PCS code is built from seven characters, each an axis of the procedure. Hover or tap the icons for the official CMS definitions.

Position	Designation	Value	Meaning
1	Section	X	New Technology
2	Body System	W	Anatomical Regions
3	Operation	0	Introduction
4	BodyPart	1	Subcutaneous Tissue
5	Approach	3	Percutaneous
6	Device/Substance/Technology	U	COVID-19 Vaccine
7	Qualifier	6	New Technology Group 6

Code History

Replaces previously assigned code(s):

3E0134Z — Introduction of Serum/Tox/Vaccine into Subcu, Perc Approach

Replaced in the FY 2026 code set by:

XW013V7 — Introduce COVID19 Vacc Ds 3 in Subcu, Perc, New Tech 7
XW013W7 — Introduce COVID19 Vacc Bstr in Subcu, Perc, New Tech 7

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Questions About XW013U6

Is XW013U6 a billable code?

Yes. XW013U6 is a complete seven-character ICD-10-PCS code, specific enough to report Introduction of COVID-19 Vaccine into Subcutaneous Tissue, Percutaneous Approach, New Technology Group 6 on inpatient claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

What do the characters in XW013U6 mean?

XW013U6 breaks down character by character: the 1st character X is the Section (New Technology); the 2nd character W is the Body System (Anatomical Regions); the 3rd character 0 is the Operation (Introduction); the 4th character 1 is the BodyPart (Subcutaneous Tissue); the 5th character 3 is the Approach (Percutaneous); the 6th character U is the Device/Substance/Technology (COVID-19 Vaccine); the 7th character 6 is the Qualifier (New Technology Group 6).