15271 reports application of a skin substitute to qualifying wounds on the trunk, arms, or legs. Q4237 identifies the Cryo-Cord product supplied and is reported with the applicable primary procedure.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
Q4237 in Merced
Office / nonfacility
$139.47
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.
Skin substitute product
About Q4237: Cryopreserved umbilical cord tissue supply
Reports Cryo-Cord umbilical cord tissue supplied for wound treatment, measured by square centimeter and paired with the applicable skin-substitute application procedure.
Q4237 identifies Cryo-Cord, an umbilical-cord-derived tissue product used as a wound covering. The code represents the product supplied, not the clinician’s work applying it. It may be used in wound-care settings where a skin substitute is placed over a wound; the clinician performing the application and the practice furnishing the product should document the product used and the treated wound area.
Report Q4237 by square centimeter and only with a primary procedure, such as the applicable skin-substitute application code. The record should identify Cryo-Cord, the wound site and dimensions, the application performed, and the product area represented by the billed units. CMS classifies Q4237 as an add-on code paid within the primary procedure’s global period, so it is not reported by itself. CMS also identifies it as technical-component-only; interpretation is covered by a separate code.
CMS billing rules for Q4237
- 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.
Q4237 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Merced, from the same CMS release.
15275 applies to qualifying wounds at its specified sites, including the face, hands, and feet. Select the application code by wound site; Q4237 identifies the product, not the site.
Q4238 identifies Derm-maxx, a different product. Choose between Q4238 and Q4237 based on the product actually furnished, not simply the wound area.
The same code, a different location
How does Merced compare?
In Bakersfield, the office rate for Q4237 is $139.47—the same base rate than the $139.47 rate in Merced. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.
Q4237 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Merced · This locality
$139.47
$139.47
The same base rate than Merced
$139.47
The same base rate than Merced
$139.47
The same base rate than Merced
$139.47
The same base rate than Merced
$139.47
The same base rate than Merced
$11.08 higher than Merced
Other payment areas listed in California 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, Q4237 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
Madera
California · Q4237
Office
$139.47
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Modesto
California · Q4237
Office
$139.47
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Napa
California · Q4237
Office
$167.73
Facility
Unavailable
$28.26 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · Q4237
Office
$150.42
Facility
Unavailable
$10.95 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Redding
California · Q4237
Office
$139.47
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of California
California · Q4237
Office
$139.47
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · Q4237
Office
$139.47
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · Q4237
Office
$148.00
Facility
Unavailable
$8.53 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Salinas
California · Q4237
Office
$147.49
Facility
Unavailable
$8.02 higher than Merced for the office setting.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · Q4237
Office
$152.20
Facility
Unavailable
$12.73 higher than Merced for the office setting.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · Q4237
Office
$179.43
Facility
Unavailable
$39.96 higher than Merced for the office setting.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · Q4237
Office
$179.43
Facility
Unavailable
$39.96 higher than Merced for the office setting.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · Q4237
Office
$183.51
Facility
Unavailable
$44.04 higher than Merced for the office setting.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · Q4237
Office
$183.51
Facility
Unavailable
$44.04 higher than Merced for the office setting.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · Q4237
Office
$144.95
Facility
Unavailable
$5.48 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · Q4237
Office
$154.62
Facility
Unavailable
$15.15 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · Q4237
Office
$148.38
Facility
Unavailable
$8.91 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · Q4237
Office
$156.27
Facility
Unavailable
$16.80 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Stockton
California · Q4237
Office
$139.47
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Vallejo
California · Q4237
Office
$167.73
Facility
Unavailable
$28.26 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Visalia
California · Q4237
Office
$139.47
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Yuba City
California · Q4237
Office
$139.47
Facility
Unavailable
The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · Q4237
Office
$149.91
Facility
Unavailable
$10.44 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Miami
Florida · Q4237
Office
$132.47
Facility
Unavailable
$7.00 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Chicago
Illinois · Q4237
Office
$127.89
Facility
Unavailable
$11.58 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Manhattan
New York · Q4237
Office
$147.87
Facility
Unavailable
$8.40 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Alaska*
Alaska · Q4237
Office
$135.53
Facility
Unavailable
$3.94 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Alabama
Alabama · Q4237
Office
$111.35
Facility
Unavailable
$28.12 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Arkansas
Arkansas · Q4237
Office
$109.31
Facility
Unavailable
$30.16 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Arizona
Arizona · Q4237
Office
$123.31
Facility
Unavailable
$16.16 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Colorado
Colorado · Q4237
Office
$135.40
Facility
Unavailable
$4.07 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Connecticut
Connecticut · Q4237
Office
$137.06
Facility
Unavailable
$2.41 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Delaware
Delaware · Q4237
Office
$125.73
Facility
Unavailable
$13.74 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · Q4237
Office
$128.91
Facility
Unavailable
$10.56 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · Q4237
Office
$121.66
Facility
Unavailable
$17.81 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Atlanta
Georgia · Q4237
Office
$129.29
Facility
Unavailable
$10.18 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · Q4237
Office
$113.51
Facility
Unavailable
$25.96 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · Q4237
Office
$144.69
Facility
Unavailable
$5.22 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Iowa
Iowa · Q4237
Office
$116.44
Facility
Unavailable
$23.03 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Idaho
Idaho · Q4237
Office
$117.08
Facility
Unavailable
$22.39 lower than Merced for the office setting.
East St. Louis
Illinois · Q4237
Office
$117.08
Facility
Unavailable
$22.39 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · Q4237
Office
$116.19
Facility
Unavailable
$23.28 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · Q4237
Office
$130.69
Facility
Unavailable
$8.78 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Indiana
Indiana · Q4237
Office
$117.97
Facility
Unavailable
$21.50 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Kansas
Kansas · Q4237
Office
$115.04
Facility
Unavailable
$24.43 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Kentucky
Kentucky · Q4237
Office
$113.13
Facility
Unavailable
$26.34 lower than Merced for the office setting.
New Orleans
Louisiana · Q4237
Office
$119.75
Facility
Unavailable
$19.72 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · Q4237
Office
$112.62
Facility
Unavailable
$26.85 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · Q4237
Office
$151.95
Facility
Unavailable
$12.48 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · Q4237
Office
$134.00
Facility
Unavailable
$5.47 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · Q4237
Office
$136.55
Facility
Unavailable
$2.92 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · Q4237
Office
$128.78
Facility
Unavailable
$10.69 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · Q4237
Office
$117.08
Facility
Unavailable
$22.39 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Southern Maine
Maine · Q4237
Office
$126.11
Facility
Unavailable
$13.36 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Detroit
Michigan · Q4237
Office
$122.80
Facility
Unavailable
$16.67 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · Q4237
Office
$116.19
Facility
Unavailable
$23.28 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Minnesota
Minnesota · Q4237
Office
$130.95
Facility
Unavailable
$8.52 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · Q4237
Office
$119.49
Facility
Unavailable
$19.98 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · Q4237
Office
$121.15
Facility
Unavailable
$18.32 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · Q4237
Office
$109.70
Facility
Unavailable
$29.77 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Mississippi
Mississippi · Q4237
Office
$109.57
Facility
Unavailable
$29.90 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Montana**
Montana · Q4237
Office
$127.26
Facility
Unavailable
$12.21 lower than Merced for the office setting.
North Carolina
North Carolina · Q4237
Office
$118.73
Facility
Unavailable
$20.74 lower than Merced for the office setting.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · Q4237
Office
$127.26
Facility
Unavailable
$12.21 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Nebraska
Nebraska · Q4237
Office
$117.46
Facility
Unavailable
$22.01 lower than Merced for the office setting.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · Q4237
Office
$132.47
Facility
Unavailable
$7.00 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · Q4237
Office
$147.62
Facility
Unavailable
$8.15 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · Q4237
Office
$138.97
Facility
Unavailable
$0.50 lower than Merced for the office setting.
New Mexico
New Mexico · Q4237
Office
$116.70
Facility
Unavailable
$22.77 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Nevada**
Nevada · Q4237
Office
$127.38
Facility
Unavailable
$12.09 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · Q4237
Office
$151.31
Facility
Unavailable
$11.84 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · Q4237
Office
$139.35
Facility
Unavailable
$0.12 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Queens
New York · Q4237
Office
$150.42
Facility
Unavailable
$10.95 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of New York
New York · Q4237
Office
$120.89
Facility
Unavailable
$18.58 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Ohio
Ohio · Q4237
Office
$116.19
Facility
Unavailable
$23.28 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · Q4237
Office
$113.64
Facility
Unavailable
$25.83 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Portland
Oregon · Q4237
Office
$141.38
Facility
Unavailable
$1.91 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · Q4237
Office
$126.75
Facility
Unavailable
$12.72 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · Q4237
Office
$132.47
Facility
Unavailable
$7.00 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · Q4237
Office
$116.82
Facility
Unavailable
$22.65 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · Q4237
Office
$128.66
Facility
Unavailable
$10.81 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · Q4237
Office
$131.46
Facility
Unavailable
$8.01 lower than Merced for the office setting.
South Carolina
South Carolina · Q4237
Office
$117.59
Facility
Unavailable
$21.88 lower than Merced for the office setting.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · Q4237
Office
$127.26
Facility
Unavailable
$12.21 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Tennessee
Tennessee · Q4237
Office
$115.68
Facility
Unavailable
$23.79 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Austin
Texas · Q4237
Office
$134.64
Facility
Unavailable
$4.83 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Beaumont
Texas · Q4237
Office
$115.80
Facility
Unavailable
$23.67 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Brazoria
Texas · Q4237
Office
$126.11
Facility
Unavailable
$13.36 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Dallas
Texas · Q4237
Office
$126.75
Facility
Unavailable
$12.72 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Fort Worth
Texas · Q4237
Office
$125.48
Facility
Unavailable
$13.99 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Galveston
Texas · Q4237
Office
$126.37
Facility
Unavailable
$13.10 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Houston
Texas · Q4237
Office
$126.37
Facility
Unavailable
$13.10 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · Q4237
Office
$120.77
Facility
Unavailable
$18.70 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Utah
Utah · Q4237
Office
$119.62
Facility
Unavailable
$19.85 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Virginia
Virginia · Q4237
Office
$125.09
Facility
Unavailable
$14.38 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · Q4237
Office
$128.66
Facility
Unavailable
$10.81 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Vermont
Vermont · Q4237
Office
$125.98
Facility
Unavailable
$13.49 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · Q4237
Office
$134.00
Facility
Unavailable
$5.47 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · Q4237
Office
$156.14
Facility
Unavailable
$16.67 higher than Merced for the office setting.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · Q4237
Office
$121.91
Facility
Unavailable
$17.56 lower than Merced for the office setting.
West Virginia
West Virginia · Q4237
Office
$110.59
Facility
Unavailable
$28.88 lower than Merced for the office setting.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · Q4237
Office
$127.26
Facility
Unavailable
$12.21 lower than Merced for the office setting.
See how rates vary across the country
Q4237 · 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
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| State / territory | 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 |
Where does this rate apply?
Merced is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 24 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for Q4237 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$153.42
$139.47 × 110% = $153.42
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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 Q4237 in Merced.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
18,326
- Code
- Q4237
- Physician work
- 0.00
- Practice expense
- 3.81
- Malpractice
- 0.00
GPCI2026.csv
15
- Locality
- Merced
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.00 | × 1.017 | 0.0000 |
| Practice expense | 3.81 | × 1.096 | 4.1758 |
| Malpractice | 0.00 | × 0.536 | 0.0000 |
| Total RVUs | 4.1758 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Merced$139.47
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Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 3.81 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 0 | 0.536 |
(0 × 1.017 + 3.81 × 1.096 + 0 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $139.47
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
Q4237 · Office / nonfacility
$139.47
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$139.47
Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.
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 from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $139.47 | Not available in this setting | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | $139.47 | Not available in this setting | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | $139.47 | Not available in this setting | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | $139.47 | 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 |
Q4237 billing questions
When should Q4237 be selected instead of another skin substitute product code?
Use Q4237 when the product furnished is Cryo-Cord. Other product codes identify different products, even when they are measured by the same unit.
Can Q4237 be reported without an application procedure?
No. CMS classifies Q4237 as an add-on code that must be billed with a primary procedure.
How are Q4237 units counted?
The code is measured per square centimeter. Document the Cryo-Cord area represented by the units billed.
What documentation supports Q4237?
Record the product identity, wound location and dimensions, application procedure, and area of product used or represented on the claim.
Does Q4237 include interpretation?
CMS identifies Q4237 as technical-component-only and states that a separate code covers interpretation.
How does the global-period rule affect Q4237?
CMS pays this add-on within the primary procedure’s global period. Report it with the primary procedure rather than as a standalone service.
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.
