HCPCS Q4344: Wound membraneMedicare rate & RVUs in Delaware
Q4344 reports Tri-Membrane Wrap by square centimeter when the product is placed over a wound during a separately coded primary procedure.
Medicare pays $125.73 for Q4344 in the office in Delaware (Delaware). Which amount applies depends on the service address.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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What Q4344 covers
Q4344 identifies Tri-Membrane Wrap, a named membrane product used as a wound covering. Wound-care clinicians and surgeons may place it over a prepared wound bed, including in care of chronic ulcers such as diabetic foot or venous leg ulcers. The product line represents the material; the procedure that prepares the wound and applies the covering is reported separately when appropriate.
Report the product by square centimeter and document the product used, wound site, and area placed. CMS classifies Q4344 as an add-on code: it must be billed with a primary procedure, and payment is within that procedure’s global period. CMS also classifies it as technical-component-only, with interpretation covered by a separate code. Application procedures such as 15271 or 15275 may be relevant depending on the wound location; use the procedure code that matches the service performed.
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.
Q4344 in Delaware
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware | $125.73 | Unavailable |
How the Q4344 rate is calculated
Each of Q4344’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 · Q4344
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
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Work 0.00Practice expense 3.81Malpractice 0.00
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Payment rules and modifiers for Q4344
The CMS indicators that decide how Q4344 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · Q4344
Wound membrane
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | ZZZ | Add-on code: falls within the primary procedure’s global period. |
| Multiple procedures | 0 | No multiple-procedure reduction. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 0 | Not paid without supporting documentation. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 3 | Technical component only. |
Q4344 compared with similar codes
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Q4344 vs 15271 vs 15275 vs Q4345: national Medicare rates
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How to choose
- 15271Skin substitute graft
- 15271 reports application of a skin substitute for its designated anatomic site group; Q4344 identifies the Tri-Membrane Wrap product used with a primary procedure.
- 15275Skin substitute
- 15275 is an application procedure for a different anatomic site group from 15271. Q4344 identifies the product, not the wound-site application service.
- Q4345Allograft matrix
- Q4345 identifies Matrix HD Allograft, a different named wound product. Q4344 is specific to Tri-Membrane Wrap.
Q4344 billing questions
Can Q4344 be billed by itself?
No. CMS identifies Q4344 as an add-on code that must be billed with a primary procedure.
How is the quantity reported?
The descriptor is per square centimeter. Record the Tri-Membrane Wrap product and the area placed on the wound.
Which application code may accompany Q4344?
The appropriate skin-substitute application procedure depends on wound location and the service performed. Codes 15271 and 15275 are examples for different anatomic site groups.
Is interpretation included in Q4344?
CMS classifies Q4344 as technical-component-only and indicates that a separate code covers interpretation.
How does the global-period rule affect payment?
Q4344 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 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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