HCPCS Q4400: Wound matrixMedicare rate & RVUs

Report Q4400 for Polygon3 wound matrix furnished by square centimeter with a primary wound procedure during treatment of an appropriate wound.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities

Medicare pays $127.26 for Q4400 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $109.31–$183.51.

Medicare rate · Q4400

Wound matrix

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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 Q4400 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 Q4400 covers

Q4400 identifies the Polygon3 wound matrix as a product supplied by square centimeter, rather than the clinician’s work applying it. Wound-care clinicians may use the product as part of wound treatment in an office or outpatient setting. The product and the wound procedure are distinct: the application service addresses the procedure performed, while Q4400 identifies the Polygon3 material furnished.

Report Q4400 only with a primary procedure, using the documented amount of Polygon3 supplied in square centimeters. The record should identify Polygon3, the treated wound, the product amount, and the associated primary procedure. CMS treats this as an add-on code paid within the primary procedure’s global period, not as a separately paid procedure with its own global period. Q4400 represents the technical component; 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 Q4400 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

Q4400 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

Q4400 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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Q4400 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 Q4400 rate is calculated

Each of Q4400’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 · Q4400

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

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Work 0.00Practice expense 3.81Malpractice 0.00

3.8100 adjusted RVUs×$33.4009 conversion factor=$127.26

All indexes start at 1.000 (the national rate). Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

Payment rules and modifiers for Q4400

The CMS indicators that decide how Q4400 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · Q4400

Wound matrix

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.

Q4400 compared with similar codes

Compare codes

Q4400 vs 15271 vs 15272 vs Q4401: national Medicare rates

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  • Q4400
    Wound matrix · 0 wRVU
    $127.26
  • 15271
    Skin substitute graft · 1.46 wRVU
    $157.99+$30.73
  • 15272
    Skin substitute graft · 0.32 wRVU
    $25.72−$101.54
  • Q4401
    Wound product · 0 wRVU
    $127.26+$0.00

How to choose

15271Skin substitute graft
15271 reports a primary wound-product application procedure; Q4400 identifies Polygon3 supplied by square centimeter and is billed only with a primary procedure.
15272Skin substitute graft
15272 reports an additional application procedure when applicable. Q4400 instead reports the Polygon3 product amount and does not replace the application code.
Q4401Wound product
Q4401 identifies Absolv3, while Q4400 identifies Polygon3. Select the product-specific code matching the material furnished.

Q4400 billing questions

When should Q4400 be selected instead of another wound-product code?

Use Q4400 when the product furnished is Polygon3. Other product-specific codes, such as Q4401 for Absolv3, identify different products.

Can Q4400 be billed by itself?

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

How should the quantity be documented?

Document the Polygon3 amount in square centimeters, along with the wound treated and the primary procedure.

Does Q4400 include interpretation?

No. It covers the technical component; a separate code covers interpretation.

Does Q4400 have its own global period?

No. Payment for the add-on code falls within the primary 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

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RVUs for Q4400PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 18,485 (RVU26D)

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