15271 reports the application procedure for qualifying trunk, arm, or leg wounds; A2001 identifies the InnovaMatrix AC product used with the procedure.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
A2001 Wound matrix Medicare reimbursement rates in California
Reports InnovaMatrix AC wound matrix by square centimeter when supplied for wound treatment and paired with the applicable primary application procedure. Compare A2001 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in California.
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.
What does Medicare pay for A2001 in California?
California has 29 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 29 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$139.47–$183.51
29 of 29 localities have a supported rate.
Lowest: Bakersfield
Highest: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
A spread of $44.04 per service.
Facility setting
No supported rate
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Where A2001 pays more and less in California
29 payment localities
$139.47 to $183.51
Wound care supplies
About A2001: InnovaMatrix AC wound matrix supply
Reports InnovaMatrix AC wound matrix by square centimeter when supplied for wound treatment and paired with the applicable primary application procedure.
A2001 represents InnovaMatrix AC, a wound matrix supplied for application to a wound. It is reported by square centimeter, rather than as a clinician service. Wound-care clinicians, surgeons, and other practitioners who treat wounds may use the product in outpatient or facility settings. The product code identifies the specific matrix; it does not describe the wound assessment or the procedure that places the material.
Report the product units based on the square centimeters used, and pair A2001 with the primary application procedure appropriate to the wound site and treated area. Documentation should identify InnovaMatrix AC, the wound location and dimensions, the amount applied, and the linked application service. CMS classifies A2001 as an add-on code: it must be billed with a primary procedure and is paid within that procedure’s global period. CMS also identifies it as technical-component-only, with a separate code covering interpretation.
CMS billing rules for A2001
- 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%
141.9K
Medicare services in 2024 · #464 by national volume
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.
A2001 compared with similar codes
Office rates for California, from the same CMS release.
A2013 identifies InnovaMatrix FS, not InnovaMatrix AC. Select the product-specific code matching the material supplied.
Innovamatrix pd, 1 mg
A2023 identifies InnovaMatrix PD and is measured by milligram; A2001 identifies InnovaMatrix AC and is measured by square centimeter.
Compare A2001 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
29 of 29 payment localities
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield | Office $139.47 | Facility Unavailable |
| Chico | Office $139.47 | Facility Unavailable |
| El Centro | Office $139.47 | Facility Unavailable |
| Fresno | Office $139.47 | Facility Unavailable |
| Hanford-Corcoran | Office $139.47 | Facility Unavailable |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty) | Office $150.55 | Facility Unavailable |
| Madera | Office $139.47 | Facility Unavailable |
| Merced | Office $139.47 | Facility Unavailable |
| Modesto | Office $139.47 | Facility Unavailable |
| Napa | Office $167.73 | Facility Unavailable |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | Office $150.42 | Facility Unavailable |
| Redding | Office $139.47 | Facility Unavailable |
| Rest Of California | Office $139.47 | Facility Unavailable |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | Office $139.47 | Facility Unavailable |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom | Office $148.00 | Facility Unavailable |
| Salinas | Office $147.49 | Facility Unavailable |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | Office $152.20 | Facility Unavailable |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty) | Office $179.43 | Facility Unavailable |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty) | Office $179.43 | Facility Unavailable |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty) | Office $183.51 | Facility Unavailable |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty) | Office $183.51 | Facility Unavailable |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles | Office $144.95 | Facility Unavailable |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville | Office $154.62 | Facility Unavailable |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara | Office $148.38 | Facility Unavailable |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma | Office $156.27 | Facility Unavailable |
| Stockton | Office $139.47 | Facility Unavailable |
| Vallejo | Office $167.73 | Facility Unavailable |
| Visalia | Office $139.47 | Facility Unavailable |
| Yuba City | Office $139.47 | Facility Unavailable |
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A2001 billing questions
How is A2001 distinguished from other wound matrix codes?
A2001 identifies InnovaMatrix AC specifically and is measured per square centimeter. Use the product name and unit to distinguish it from other wound matrix supply codes.
What procedure should be billed with A2001?
Pair it with the primary wound-matrix application procedure that fits the wound site and treated area. For example, 15271 may apply to qualifying trunk, arm, or leg sites, while 15275 covers qualifying head or neck sites.
How many units should be reported?
Report the quantity in square centimeters, consistent with the amount of InnovaMatrix AC used and the supporting record.
What documentation supports the product charge?
Record the product as InnovaMatrix AC, the wound location and dimensions, the amount used, and the associated application procedure.
How do the add-on and component rules affect billing?
A2001 must accompany a primary procedure and is paid within that procedure’s global period. CMS classifies it as technical-component-only, with interpretation covered by a separate code.
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.
