$135.40
Q4254 identifies Novafix DL, not Reguard. Select the product code that matches the material actually applied.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
Q4255 Wound product Medicare reimbursement rates in Colorado
Reguard is a topical wound-covering product reported by the square centimeter with a primary wound application procedure. Compare Q4255 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Colorado.
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 Q4255 in Colorado?
Colorado has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$135.40
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Colorado
One mapped payment locality.
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.
Wound care product
About Q4255: Reguard topical wound product
Reguard is a topical wound-covering product reported by the square centimeter with a primary wound application procedure.
Q4255 identifies Reguard used topically as a wound-covering product. Wound care clinicians, surgeons, and podiatrists may apply it during treatment of wounds in an office wound clinic or hospital outpatient setting. The product code represents the material, not the clinical work of preparing and treating the wound or applying the product.
Report units according to the square-centimeter amount applied, and pair Q4255 with the primary procedure for the wound application. Documentation should identify Reguard, the treated wound, and the amount applied so the billed units can be supported. CMS classifies this as an add-on code: it is billed only with a primary procedure, and its payment falls within that procedure’s global period. CMS assigns practice-expense value rather than work value. It is technical-component-only; a separate code covers interpretation.
CMS billing rules for Q4255
- 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.
Q4255 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Colorado, from the same CMS release.
$135.40
Q4256 identifies MLG Complete. It is not interchangeable with Q4255 when Reguard was the product used.
$163.58
15271 reports the wound application procedure for its specified body sites; Q4255 reports the Reguard product used with a primary procedure.
$165.60
15275 is the application-procedure code for its specified anatomic sites. Q4255 identifies the product, not the site-based application service.
Compare Q4255 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.
1 of 1 payment localities
Colorado →
Office / nonfacility
$135.40
Facility
Unavailable
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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 Q4255 in Colorado.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
18,343
- Code
- Q4255
- Physician work
- 0.00
- Practice expense
- 3.81
- Malpractice
- 0.00
GPCI2026.csv
37
- Locality
- Colorado
- Physician work
- 1.012
- Practice expense
- 1.064
- Malpractice
- 0.781
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.00 | × 1.012 | 0.0000 |
| Practice expense | 3.81 | × 1.064 | 4.0538 |
| Malpractice | 0.00 | × 0.781 | 0.0000 |
| Total RVUs | 4.0538 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Colorado$135.40
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0 | 1.012 |
| Practice expense | 3.81 | 1.064 |
| Malpractice | 0 | 0.781 |
(0 × 1.012 + 3.81 × 1.064 + 0 × 0.781) × $33.4009 = $135.40
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.
Q4255 billing questions
Can Q4255 be billed by itself?
No. CMS identifies Q4255 as an add-on code that must be billed with a primary procedure.
How should the number of units be determined?
Use the square-centimeter amount of Reguard applied. Document the treated area and amount used to support the units.
Does Q4255 include the wound application procedure?
No. Q4255 identifies the Reguard product; report it with the applicable primary wound application procedure.
Is interpretation included in Q4255?
No. CMS classifies Q4255 as technical-component-only and states that a separate code covers interpretation.
How does the global-period rule affect payment?
Q4255 is paid within the global period of the primary procedure with which it is billed.
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.
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18,342Q4254,,Novafix dl per sq cm,A,,0.00,3.81,,3.81,NA,0.00,3.81,3.81,3,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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18,344Q4256,,"Mlg complet, per sq cm",A,,0.00,3.81,,3.81,NA,0.00,3.81,3.81,3,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
18,345Q4257,,"Relese, per sq cm",A,,0.00,3.81,,3.81,NA,0.00,3.81,3.81,3,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
18,346Q4258,,"Enverse, per sq cm",A,,0.00,3.81,,3.81,NA,0.00,3.81,3.81,3,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3401112,CA,69,VISALIA,1.017,1.096,0.536
3501112,CA,70,YUBA CITY,1.017,1.096,0.536
3601112,CA,75,REST OF CALIFORNIA,1.017,1.096,0.536
3704112,CO,01,COLORADO,1.012,1.064,0.781
3813102,CT,00,CONNECTICUT,1.020,1.077,1.210
3912202,DC,01,DC + MD/VA SUBURBS,1.054,1.178,1.113
4012102,DE,01,DELAWARE,1.005,0.988,0.899