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HCPCS Q4303: Wound productMedicare rate & RVUs

Q4303 reports Complete AA furnished for wound treatment, with units based on the product’s measured surface area and a primary application procedure.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities

Medicare pays $127.26 for Q4303 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $109.31–$183.51.

Medicare rate · Q4303

Wound product

Work RVUs
0
Total RVUs
3.81
Global days
ZZZ

National rate · 2026

$127.26

Office setting, before claim adjustments.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What Q4303 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What Q4303 covers

Q4303 identifies Complete AA, a wound-care product reported by surface area. It represents the product furnished for wound coverage, not the clinician’s wound assessment or the application work. Wound-care physicians, surgeons, podiatrists, and other qualified practitioners may use it during office or hospital outpatient treatment of wounds.

Report Q4303 only with a primary application procedure. Select the product code that matches the material furnished, and support the reported units with documentation of the product used and the area treated. CMS classifies Q4303 as an add-on code paid within the primary procedure’s global period. It is also technical-component-only; a separate code covers interpretation.

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.

Where Q4303 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 payment localities

$109.31 to $183.51

$109.31$146.41$183.51
One dot per payment locality, office / nonfacility. Hover a dot to see the locality; select it to open that rate.

109 of 109 payment localities

Q4303 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Alabama$111.35Unavailable
Alaska*$135.53Unavailable
Arizona$123.31Unavailable
Arkansas$109.31Unavailable
Atlanta$129.29Unavailable
Austin$134.64Unavailable
Bakersfield$139.47Unavailable
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys$136.55Unavailable
Beaumont$115.80Unavailable
Brazoria$126.11Unavailable

Q4303 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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Local rates. Clear comparisons.

Hover or focus a tile to see its rate range. Select it to open the state’s fee schedule.

$109.31

$161.49

Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.

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Q4303 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$135.531
AL$111.351
AR$109.311
AZ$123.311
CA$139.47–$183.5129
CO$135.401
CT$137.061
DC$149.911
DE$125.731
FL$121.66–$132.473
GA$113.51–$129.292
GU$144.691
HI$144.691
IA$116.441
ID$117.081
IL$116.19–$130.694
IN$117.971
KS$115.041
KY$113.131
LA$112.62–$119.752
MA$134.00–$151.952
MD$128.78–$149.913
ME$117.08–$126.112
MI$116.19–$122.802
MN$130.951
MO$109.70–$121.153
MS$109.571
MT$127.261
NC$118.731
ND$127.261
NE$117.461
NH$132.471
NJ$138.97–$147.622
NM$116.701
NV$127.381
NY$120.89–$151.315
OH$116.191
OK$113.641
OR$126.75–$141.382
PA$116.82–$132.472
PR$128.661
RI$131.461
SC$117.591
SD$127.261
TN$115.681
TX$115.80–$134.648
UT$119.621
VA$125.09–$149.912
VI$128.661
VT$125.981
WA$134.00–$156.142
WI$121.911
WV$110.591
WY$127.261

How the Q4303 rate is calculated

Each of Q4303’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 · Q4303

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.

Payment rules and modifiers for Q4303

The CMS indicators that decide how Q4303 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · Q4303

Wound product

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global periodZZZAdd-on code: falls within the primary procedure’s global period.
Multiple procedures0No multiple-procedure reduction.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)0Not paid without supporting documentation.
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical3Technical component only.

Q4303 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

  • Q4303

    Wound product0 wRVU

    $127.26

  • Q4302

    Skin substitute0 wRVU

    $127.26+$0.00

  • Q4304

    Wound product0 wRVU

    $127.26+$0.00

  • Q4310

    Not on the physician fee schedule0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

Q4302Skin substitute
Q4302 identifies Complete ACA; Q4303 identifies Complete AA. Match the product code to the material furnished.
Q4304Wound product
Q4304 identifies Grafix Plus, while Q4303 identifies Complete AA. These codes distinguish products, even though both descriptors use square-centimeter units.
Q4310Procenta, per 100 mg
Q4310 identifies Procenta and uses a 100-mg unit. Q4303 identifies Complete AA and is reported by square centimeter.

Codes related to Q4303

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

Codes related to Q4303
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Primary code
15271Skin substitute graftPrimary application procedure for wounds on the trunk, arms, or legs.$140.17–$205.27
15273Skin substitute graftPrimary application procedure for wounds on the face, scalp, hands, feet, or multiple digits.$285.52–$407.73
15275Skin substitutePrimary application procedure for wounds on the genitalia.$143.80–$205.40
Used instead
Q4302Skin substituteIdentifies Complete ACA rather than Complete AA; select the product actually furnished.$109.31–$183.51

Q4303 billing questions

What distinguishes Q4303 from Q4302?

Q4303 identifies Complete AA, while Q4302 identifies Complete ACA. Use the code matching the specific product furnished.

Can Q4303 be reported by itself?

No. CMS identifies it as an add-on code that must be billed with a primary application procedure.

How are Q4303 units determined?

The descriptor is per square centimeter. Document the product and treated area supporting the units reported.

What documentation supports Q4303?

Record that Complete AA was furnished, the wound site and treated area, and the related primary application procedure.

Does Q4303 include interpretation?

No. CMS classifies it as technical-component-only; a separate code covers interpretation.

How does the global-period rule affect Q4303?

Report it with the primary procedure, and CMS pays it within that procedure’s global period.

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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for Q4303PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 18,390 (RVU26D)

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