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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

Q4297 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$134.64

Base rate per service

Facility setting

Not available in this setting

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Wound care products

About Q4297: Emerge wound matrix supply

Report Q4297 for each square centimeter of Emerge Matrix supplied with a primary skin substitute application procedure.

Q4297 identifies Emerge Matrix, a skin substitute product measured by the square centimeter for wound coverage. It represents the product supplied, not the clinician’s work to prepare or apply it. Wound care clinicians, surgeons, and podiatrists may use a matrix during treatment of wounds such as diabetic foot or venous leg ulcers when the product is selected for the wound.

Report units based on the square centimeters of Emerge Matrix supplied, and pair the product code with the appropriate primary skin substitute application procedure, such as CPT 15271 for an eligible trunk, arm, or leg site or CPT 15275 for an eligible other site. Documentation should identify Emerge Matrix, the wound site, the amount used, and the related application. CMS classifies Q4297 as an add-on code paid within the primary procedure’s global period. It is technical-component-only; a separate code covers interpretation.

CMS billing rules for Q4297

Global period
Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.
Professional and technical components
Technical-component-only code: a separate code covers interpretation.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.00 · 0%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU3.81 · 100%
  • Malpractice RVU0.00 · 0%

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.

Q4297 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

15271

Skin substitute graft

First 25 cm², trunk/limbs

$163.21

CPT 15271 reports application of a skin substitute at an eligible trunk, arm, or leg site. Q4297 reports the Emerge Matrix product used with the application.

15275

Skin substitute

Face and other specified sites

$165.14

CPT 15275 reports application at eligible sites such as the face, hands, or feet. Q4297 identifies the Emerge Matrix product, not the application service.

Q4296

Rebound Matrix

Per square centimeter

$134.64

Q4296 identifies Rebound Matrix, not Emerge Matrix. Select the product-specific code that matches the material supplied.

Q4298

Wound product

AmnioCore Pro, per sq cm

$134.64

Q4298 identifies Amniocore Pro, not Emerge Matrix. The per-square-centimeter unit does not make the product codes interchangeable.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for Q4297 is $115.80—$18.84 lower than the $134.64 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

Q4297 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $134.64

  2. Beaumont

    $115.80

    $18.84 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $126.11

    $8.53 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $126.75

    $7.89 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $125.48

    $9.16 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $126.37

    $8.27 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $126.37

    $8.27 lower than Austin

Other payment areas listed in Texas appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, Q4297 ranges from $109.31 in Arkansas to $183.51 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.

The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.

Compare all 108 other payment areas

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · Q4297

    Office

    $120.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.87 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $150.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.91 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · Q4297

    Office

    $149.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.27 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · Q4297

    Office

    $132.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.17 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · Q4297

    Office

    $127.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.75 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · Q4297

    Office

    $147.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.23 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · Q4297

    Office

    $135.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.89 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · Q4297

    Office

    $111.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.29 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · Q4297

    Office

    $109.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.33 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · Q4297

    Office

    $123.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.33 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $167.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.09 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $150.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.78 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $148.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.36 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $147.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.85 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $152.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $179.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.79 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $179.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $44.79 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $183.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $48.87 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $183.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $48.87 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $144.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.31 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $154.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.98 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $148.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.74 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $156.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.63 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $167.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.09 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · Q4297

    Office

    $139.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.83 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · Q4297

    Office

    $135.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.76 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · Q4297

    Office

    $137.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.42 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · Q4297

    Office

    $125.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.91 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · Q4297

    Office

    $128.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.73 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · Q4297

    Office

    $121.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.98 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · Q4297

    Office

    $129.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.35 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · Q4297

    Office

    $113.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.13 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · Q4297

    Office

    $144.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.05 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · Q4297

    Office

    $116.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.20 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · Q4297

    Office

    $117.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.56 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · Q4297

    Office

    $117.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.56 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · Q4297

    Office

    $116.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.45 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · Q4297

    Office

    $130.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.95 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · Q4297

    Office

    $117.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.67 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · Q4297

    Office

    $115.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.60 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · Q4297

    Office

    $113.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.51 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · Q4297

    Office

    $119.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.89 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · Q4297

    Office

    $112.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.02 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · Q4297

    Office

    $151.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.31 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · Q4297

    Office

    $134.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.64 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · Q4297

    Office

    $136.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.91 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · Q4297

    Office

    $128.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.86 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · Q4297

    Office

    $117.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.56 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · Q4297

    Office

    $126.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.53 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · Q4297

    Office

    $122.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.84 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · Q4297

    Office

    $116.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.45 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · Q4297

    Office

    $130.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.69 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · Q4297

    Office

    $119.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.15 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · Q4297

    Office

    $121.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.49 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · Q4297

    Office

    $109.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.94 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · Q4297

    Office

    $109.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.07 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · Q4297

    Office

    $127.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · Q4297

    Office

    $118.73

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.91 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · Q4297

    Office

    $127.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · Q4297

    Office

    $117.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.18 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · Q4297

    Office

    $132.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.17 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · Q4297

    Office

    $147.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.98 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · Q4297

    Office

    $138.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · Q4297

    Office

    $116.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.94 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · Q4297

    Office

    $127.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.26 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · Q4297

    Office

    $151.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.67 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · Q4297

    Office

    $139.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.71 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · Q4297

    Office

    $150.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.78 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · Q4297

    Office

    $120.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.75 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · Q4297

    Office

    $116.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.45 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · Q4297

    Office

    $113.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.00 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · Q4297

    Office

    $141.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.74 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · Q4297

    Office

    $126.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.89 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · Q4297

    Office

    $132.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.17 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · Q4297

    Office

    $116.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.82 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · Q4297

    Office

    $128.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.98 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · Q4297

    Office

    $131.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.18 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · Q4297

    Office

    $117.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.05 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · Q4297

    Office

    $127.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · Q4297

    Office

    $115.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.96 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · Q4297

    Office

    $119.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.02 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · Q4297

    Office

    $125.09

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.55 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · Q4297

    Office

    $128.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.98 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · Q4297

    Office

    $125.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.66 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · Q4297

    Office

    $134.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.64 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · Q4297

    Office

    $156.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.50 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · Q4297

    Office

    $121.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.73 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · Q4297

    Office

    $110.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.05 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · Q4297

    Office

    $127.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

Q4297 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

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$109.31

$161.49

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

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State / territoryRate 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

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Turn a percentage into dollars for Q4297 in Austin. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$148.10

$134.64 × 110% = $148.10

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for Q4297 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

18,384

Code
Q4297
Physician work
0.00
Practice expense
3.81
Malpractice
0.00

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for Q4297 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.00× 1.0020.0000
Practice expense3.81× 1.0584.0310
Malpractice0.00× 0.8860.0000
Total RVUs4.0310
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$134.64

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work01.002
Practice expense3.811.058
Malpractice00.886

(0 × 1.002 + 3.81 × 1.058 + 0 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $134.64

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

Q4297 · Office / nonfacility

$134.64

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.

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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

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    No ratechanged to$134.64

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: No rate

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$134.64Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$134.64Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$134.64Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$134.64Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU25D
2025-07-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU25C
2025-04-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU25B
2025-01-01Separate payment rules applySeparate payment rules applyRVU25A

Q4297 billing questions

How is Q4297 different from the application procedure code?

Q4297 reports the Emerge Matrix product by square centimeter. The applicable CPT skin substitute application code reports the clinician’s application service.

Can Q4297 be billed by itself?

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

How should units be determined?

Report units according to the square centimeters of Emerge Matrix supplied. Document the product and amount used.

Does Q4297 include interpretation?

No. CMS classifies Q4297 as technical-component-only and specifies that a separate code covers interpretation.

What supports reporting Q4297 with the application procedure?

The record should identify Emerge Matrix, the treated wound site, the amount supplied, and the related application procedure.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.

Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.

RVUs for Q4297PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 18,384 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)
Open CMS sourceHow this rate is calculatedBuild a fee sheet