HCPCS code Q4132: Wound matrix, grafix Core or GrafixPL Core2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Colorado
Reports Grafix Core or GrafixPL Core placental membrane product by square centimeter when supplied for application to a wound with a primary procedure.
In Colorado, Medicare pays $135.40 for Q4132 in the office.
Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · Q4132 nationwide
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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What Q4132 covers
Q4132 identifies the Grafix Core or GrafixPL Core placental membrane product supplied for wound treatment. Clinicians such as surgeons, podiatrists, and wound-care providers may use these products during treatment of chronic or other open wounds in office, outpatient, or hospital settings. The code represents the product, not the clinician’s wound assessment or application service.
Report the product with the applicable primary wound-application procedure, using the documented product and square centimeters supplied. The record should identify the Grafix product and support the quantity reported. CMS treats Q4132 as an add-on code: it is billed with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure’s global period. CMS also identifies it as technical-component-only, with interpretation covered by a separate code.
This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
How Colorado compares for Q4132
Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for Q4132 runs from $109.31 in Arkansas to $183.51 in Santa Clara County, CA. Colorado pays $135.40. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.
- Colorado · this page$135.40
- Los Angeles, CA · California$150.55+$15.15
- Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$149.91+$14.51
- Miami, FL · Florida$132.47−$2.93
- Chicago, IL · Illinois$127.89−$7.51
- Manhattan, NY · New York$147.87+$12.47
- Alaska · Alaska$135.53+$0.13
Other areas in Colorado first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.
Every other payment area
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| AlabamaAlabama | $111.35 | — |
| ArkansasArkansas | $109.31 | — |
| ArizonaArizona | $123.31 | — |
| Bakersfield, CACalifornia | $139.47 | — |
| Chico, CACalifornia | $139.47 | — |
| El Centro, CACalifornia | $139.47 | — |
| Fresno, CACalifornia | $139.47 | — |
| Hanford, CACalifornia | $139.47 | — |
| Madera, CACalifornia | $139.47 | — |
| Merced, CACalifornia | $139.47 | — |
| Modesto, CACalifornia | $139.47 | — |
| Napa, CACalifornia | $167.73 | — |
| Oxnard, CACalifornia | $150.42 | — |
| Redding, CACalifornia | $139.47 | — |
| Rest of CaliforniaCalifornia | $139.47 | — |
| Riverside, CACalifornia | $139.47 | — |
| Sacramento, CACalifornia | $148.00 | — |
| Salinas, CACalifornia | $147.49 | — |
| San Diego, CACalifornia | $152.20 | — |
| Marin County, CACalifornia | $179.43 | — |
| San Francisco, CACalifornia | $179.43 | — |
| San Benito County, CACalifornia | $183.51 | — |
| Santa Clara County, CACalifornia | $183.51 | — |
| San Luis Obispo, CACalifornia | $144.95 | — |
| Santa Cruz, CACalifornia | $154.62 | — |
| Santa Maria, CACalifornia | $148.38 | — |
| Santa Rosa, CACalifornia | $156.27 | — |
| Stockton, CACalifornia | $139.47 | — |
| Vallejo, CACalifornia | $167.73 | — |
| Visalia, CACalifornia | $139.47 | — |
| Yuba City, CACalifornia | $139.47 | — |
| ConnecticutConnecticut | $137.06 | — |
| DelawareDelaware | $125.73 | — |
| Fort Lauderdale, FLFlorida | $128.91 | — |
| Rest of FloridaFlorida | $121.66 | — |
| Atlanta, GAGeorgia | $129.29 | — |
| Rest of GeorgiaGeorgia | $113.51 | — |
| Hawaii, Guam, HIHawaii | $144.69 | — |
| IowaIowa | $116.44 | — |
| IdahoIdaho | $117.08 | — |
| East St. Louis, ILIllinois | $117.08 | — |
| Rest of IllinoisIllinois | $116.19 | — |
| Suburban Chicago, ILIllinois | $130.69 | — |
| IndianaIndiana | $117.97 | — |
| KansasKansas | $115.04 | — |
| KentuckyKentucky | $113.13 | — |
| New Orleans, LALouisiana | $119.75 | — |
| Rest of LouisianaLouisiana | $112.62 | — |
| Metropolitan Boston, MAMassachusetts | $151.95 | — |
| Rest of MassachusettsMassachusetts | $134.00 | — |
| Baltimore area, MDMaryland | $136.55 | — |
| Rest of MarylandMaryland | $128.78 | — |
| Rest of MaineMaine | $117.08 | — |
| Southern Maine, MEMaine | $126.11 | — |
| Detroit, MIMichigan | $122.80 | — |
| Rest of MichiganMichigan | $116.19 | — |
| MinnesotaMinnesota | $130.95 | — |
| Metropolitan Kansas City, MOMissouri | $119.49 | — |
| Metropolitan St. Louis, MOMissouri | $121.15 | — |
| Rest of MissouriMissouri | $109.70 | — |
| MississippiMississippi | $109.57 | — |
| MontanaMontana | $127.26 | — |
| North CarolinaNorth Carolina | $118.73 | — |
| North DakotaNorth Dakota | $127.26 | — |
| NebraskaNebraska | $117.46 | — |
| New HampshireNew Hampshire | $132.47 | — |
| Northern New JerseyNew Jersey | $147.62 | — |
| Rest of New JerseyNew Jersey | $138.97 | — |
| New MexicoNew Mexico | $116.70 | — |
| NevadaNevada | $127.38 | — |
| NYC suburbs and Long Island, NYNew York | $151.31 | — |
| Poughkeepsie and northern NYC suburbs, NYNew York | $139.35 | — |
| Queens, NYNew York | $150.42 | — |
| Rest of New YorkNew York | $120.89 | — |
| OhioOhio | $116.19 | — |
| OklahomaOklahoma | $113.64 | — |
| Portland, OROregon | $141.38 | — |
| Rest of OregonOregon | $126.75 | — |
| Metropolitan Philadelphia, PAPennsylvania | $132.47 | — |
| Rest of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania | $116.82 | — |
| Puerto RicoPuerto Rico | $128.66 | — |
| Rhode IslandRhode Island | $131.46 | — |
| South CarolinaSouth Carolina | $117.59 | — |
| South DakotaSouth Dakota | $127.26 | — |
| TennesseeTennessee | $115.68 | — |
| Austin, TXTexas | $134.64 | — |
| Beaumont, TXTexas | $115.80 | — |
| Brazoria, TXTexas | $126.11 | — |
| Dallas, TXTexas | $126.75 | — |
| Fort Worth, TXTexas | $125.48 | — |
| Galveston, TXTexas | $126.37 | — |
| Houston, TXTexas | $126.37 | — |
| Rest of TexasTexas | $120.77 | — |
| UtahUtah | $119.62 | — |
| VirginiaVirginia | $125.09 | — |
| Virgin Islands, VIUnited States Virgin Islands | $128.66 | — |
| VermontVermont | $125.98 | — |
| Rest of WashingtonWashington | $134.00 | — |
| King County, WAWashington | $156.14 | — |
| WisconsinWisconsin | $121.91 | — |
| West VirginiaWest Virginia | $110.59 | — |
| WyomingWyoming | $127.26 | — |
Q4132 rates by state
Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.
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$109.31
$161.49
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| State / territory | Office rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $135.53 | 1 |
| AL | $111.35 | 1 |
| AR | $109.31 | 1 |
| AZ | $123.31 | 1 |
| CA | $139.47–$183.51 | 29 |
| CO | $135.40 | 1 |
| CT | $137.06 | 1 |
| DC | $149.91 | 1 |
| DE | $125.73 | 1 |
| FL | $121.66–$132.47 | 3 |
| GA | $113.51–$129.29 | 2 |
| GU | $144.69 | 1 |
| HI | $144.69 | 1 |
| IA | $116.44 | 1 |
| ID | $117.08 | 1 |
| IL | $116.19–$130.69 | 4 |
| IN | $117.97 | 1 |
| KS | $115.04 | 1 |
| KY | $113.13 | 1 |
| LA | $112.62–$119.75 | 2 |
| MA | $134.00–$151.95 | 2 |
| MD | $128.78–$149.91 | 3 |
| ME | $117.08–$126.11 | 2 |
| MI | $116.19–$122.80 | 2 |
| MN | $130.95 | 1 |
| MO | $109.70–$121.15 | 3 |
| MS | $109.57 | 1 |
| MT | $127.26 | 1 |
| NC | $118.73 | 1 |
| ND | $127.26 | 1 |
| NE | $117.46 | 1 |
| NH | $132.47 | 1 |
| NJ | $138.97–$147.62 | 2 |
| NM | $116.70 | 1 |
| NV | $127.38 | 1 |
| NY | $120.89–$151.31 | 5 |
| OH | $116.19 | 1 |
| OK | $113.64 | 1 |
| OR | $126.75–$141.38 | 2 |
| PA | $116.82–$132.47 | 2 |
| PR | $128.66 | 1 |
| RI | $131.46 | 1 |
| SC | $117.59 | 1 |
| SD | $127.26 | 1 |
| TN | $115.68 | 1 |
| TX | $115.80–$134.64 | 8 |
| UT | $119.62 | 1 |
| VA | $125.09–$149.91 | 2 |
| VI | $128.66 | 1 |
| VT | $125.98 | 1 |
| WA | $134.00–$156.14 | 2 |
| WI | $121.91 | 1 |
| WV | $110.59 | 1 |
| WY | $127.26 | 1 |
How the Q4132 rate is calculated
Each of Q4132’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.
How the rate is built · Q4132
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.00
0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense3.81
3.81 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.00
0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
3.8100
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$127.26
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
The exact Colorado inputs and CMS source lines
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
18,226
- Code
- Q4132
- Physician work
- 0.00
- Practice expense
- 3.81
- Malpractice
- 0.00
GPCI2026.csv
37
- Locality
- Colorado
- Physician work
- 1.012
- Practice expense
- 1.064
- Malpractice
- 0.781
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.00 | × 1.012 | 0.0000 |
| Practice expense | 3.81 | × 1.064 | 4.0538 |
| Malpractice | 0.00 | × 0.781 | 0.0000 |
| Total RVUs | 4.0538 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office rate, Colorado$135.40
Office: (0 × 1.012 + 3.81 × 1.064 + 0 × 0.781) × $33.4009 = $135.40
Payment rules and modifiers for Q4132
The CMS indicators that decide how Q4132 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · Q4132
Wound matrix, grafix Core or GrafixPL Core
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | ZZZ | Add-on code: falls within the primary procedure’s global period. |
| Multiple procedures | 0 | No multiple-procedure reduction. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 0 | Not paid without supporting documentation. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 3 | Technical component only. |
How Q4132 has changed in Colorado
Q4132 · Office / nonfacility
$135.40
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.
One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.
What changed, release by release
January 1, 2026
RVU26A
No ratechanged to$135.40
Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.
July 1, 2020
RVU20C
No ratechanged toNo rate
Held through RVU20D, RVU21A, RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D, RVU22A, RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D, RVU23A, RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D, RVU24A, RVU24AR, RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D, RVU25A, RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.
April 1, 2020
RVU20B
No ratechanged toNo rate
January 1, 2020
RVU20A
No ratechanged toNo rate
January 1, 2013
RVU13AR
Earliest loaded release: No rate
Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D, RVU14A, RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D, RVU15A, RVU15B, RVU15C, RVU15D, RVU16A, RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D, RVU17A, RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D, RVU18AR1, RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D, RVU19A, RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.
| Effective from | Office | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $135.40 | Not available in this setting | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | $135.40 | Not available in this setting | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | $135.40 | Not available in this setting | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | $135.40 | Not available in this setting | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU25A |
| 2024-10-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU24D |
| 2024-07-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU24C |
| 2024-04-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU24B |
| 2024-03-09 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU24AR |
| 2024-01-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU24A |
| 2023-10-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU23D |
| 2023-07-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU23C |
| 2023-04-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU23B |
| 2023-01-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU23A |
| 2022-10-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU22D |
| 2022-07-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU22C |
| 2022-04-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU22B |
| 2022-01-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU22A |
| 2021-10-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU21D |
| 2021-07-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU21C |
| 2021-04-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU21B |
| 2021-01-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU21A |
| 2020-10-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU20D |
| 2020-07-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU20C |
| 2020-04-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU20B |
| 2020-01-01 | Separate payment rules apply | Separate payment rules apply | RVU20A |
| 2019-10-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU19D |
| 2019-07-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU19C |
| 2019-04-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU19B |
| 2019-01-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU19A |
| 2018-10-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU18D |
| 2018-07-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU18C |
| 2018-04-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU18B |
| 2018-01-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU18AR1 |
| 2017-10-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU17D |
| 2017-07-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU17C |
| 2017-04-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU17B |
| 2017-01-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU17A |
| 2016-10-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU16D |
| 2016-07-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU16C |
| 2016-04-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU16B |
| 2016-01-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU16A |
| 2015-10-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU15D |
| 2015-07-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU15C |
| 2015-04-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU15B |
| 2015-01-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU15A |
| 2014-10-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU14D |
| 2014-07-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU14C |
| 2014-04-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU14B |
| 2014-01-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU14A |
| 2013-10-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU13D |
| 2013-07-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU13C |
| 2013-04-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU13B |
| 2013-01-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU13AR |
Where the Colorado rate applies
Colorado is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 485 cities and communities in Colorado. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.
- Acres Green
- Aetna Estates
- Aguilar
- Air Force Academy
- Akron
- Alamosa
- Alamosa East
- Allenspark
Q4132 billing questions
Can Q4132 be billed by itself?
No. CMS identifies it as an add-on code, so report it with the applicable primary wound-application procedure.
How should the quantity be reported?
Q4132 is reported per square centimeter. Keep documentation of the Grafix product and the quantity supplied to support the units.
Is Q4132 the wound-application service?
No. It identifies the Grafix Core or GrafixPL Core product; the wound-application service is reported separately with the appropriate primary procedure.
How does Q4132 differ from Q4133?
Q4132 identifies Grafix Core or GrafixPL Core. Q4133 identifies other named products in the Grafix and Stravix family, so select based on the product actually supplied.
Does Q4132 include interpretation?
CMS classifies Q4132 as technical-component-only and states that a separate code covers interpretation.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.
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