HCPCS Q4333: ArdeograftMedicare rate & RVUs

Q4333 reports Ardeograft furnished by square centimeter for a wound graft procedure and is billed with the applicable primary procedure.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities

Medicare pays $127.26 for Q4333 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $109.31–$183.51.

Medicare rate · Q4333

Ardeograft

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 Q4333 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 Q4333 covers

Q4333 identifies Ardeograft as the wound graft product furnished, measured by square centimeter. It is a product-supply code rather than a code for the clinician’s application work. Physicians and other qualified clinicians may use the product during wound-care procedures; the specific primary procedure depends on the treated site and wound area. Keep the product record and wound documentation linked to the service date so the billed product can be matched to the procedure.

Report Q4333 only with a primary procedure, such as the applicable skin-substitute application code, and use units reflecting the square centimeters represented by the product. Documentation should identify Ardeograft, the treated wound and site, the amount used, and the associated application procedure. CMS treats Q4333 as an add-on code paid within the primary procedure’s global period. CMS also classifies 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.

Where Q4333 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
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109 of 109 payment localities

Q4333 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

Q4333 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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Q4333 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 Q4333 rate is calculated

Each of Q4333’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 · Q4333

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 Q4333

The CMS indicators that decide how Q4333 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · Q4333

Ardeograft

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.

Q4333 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

  • Q4333

    Ardeograft0 wRVU

    $127.26

  • Q4331

    Wound matrix0 wRVU

    $127.26+$0.00

  • Q4332

    Wound graft0 wRVU

    $127.26+$0.00

  • Q4334

    Amnioplast 10 wRVU

    $127.26+$0.00

How to choose

Q4331Wound matrix
Q4331 identifies Axolotl graft rather than Ardeograft. Choose based on the product furnished; both descriptors use a per-square-centimeter unit.
Q4332Wound graft
Q4332 identifies Axolotl dualgraft. It is not interchangeable with Q4333 when Ardeograft is the product supplied.
Q4334Amnioplast 1
Q4334 identifies Amnioplast 1, while Q4333 identifies Ardeograft. The product name on the supply record determines which code to report.

Q4333 billing questions

Which application code should accompany Q4333?

Pair it with the primary skin-substitute application procedure that fits the wound’s site and area. Q4333 is not reported by itself.

How should units be calculated?

The code is measured per square centimeter. Report units that correspond to the Ardeograft product represented on the claim.

What documentation supports Q4333?

Document the product as Ardeograft, the wound and treated site, the square-centimeter amount, and the related application procedure.

Is the application work included in Q4333?

Q4333 identifies the product supply, while the primary procedure represents the application service. CMS pays Q4333 within that procedure’s global period.

How does Q4333 differ from Q4334?

Q4333 identifies Ardeograft; Q4334 identifies Amnioplast 1. Select the code for the product actually furnished, not simply because both are reported per square centimeter.

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

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RVUs for Q4333PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 18,420 (RVU26D)

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