Q4138 is for BioD-Fence DryFlex; Q4140 is for BioD-Fence. Match the claim to the product form documented.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
Q4140 BioD-Fence Medicare reimbursement rates in Kentucky
Reports BioD-Fence tissue matrix by treated area when clinicians apply the product to a wound or soft-tissue site with a primary procedure. Compare Q4140 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Kentucky.
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 Q4140 in Kentucky?
Kentucky 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
$113.13
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Kentucky
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.
Skin substitute
About Q4140: BioD-Fence tissue matrix by area
Reports BioD-Fence tissue matrix by treated area when clinicians apply the product to a wound or soft-tissue site with a primary procedure.
Q4140 identifies BioD-Fence, a placental-derived tissue matrix supplied for application to a prepared wound or soft-tissue site. Clinicians may use it as a protective covering on wounds such as chronic ulcers or operative defects. The product code represents the material, not the work of preparing the site or applying the matrix; those services are represented by the related procedure code when separately reportable.
Report the product by the documented area used, with one unit representing one square centimeter. The record should identify BioD-Fence, the treated site, the area applied, and the associated primary procedure. CMS classifies Q4140 as an add-on code: submit it only with a primary procedure, and payment falls within that procedure’s global period. CMS also classifies it as technical-component-only, with a separate code covering interpretation.
CMS billing rules for Q4140
- 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.
Q4140 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Kentucky, from the same CMS release.
Q4137 reports AmnioExcel or BioDExcel by area. Use Q4140 when the product applied is BioD-Fence.
Amnio or biodmatrix, inj 1cc
Q4139 identifies injectable Amnio or BioDMatrix and uses a volume unit. Q4140 identifies BioD-Fence and is reported by area.
Compare Q4140 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
Kentucky →
Office / nonfacility
$113.13
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 Q4140 in Kentucky.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
18,234
- Code
- Q4140
- Physician work
- 0.00
- Practice expense
- 3.81
- Malpractice
- 0.00
GPCI2026.csv
55
- Locality
- Kentucky
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.889
- Malpractice
- 0.915
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.00 | × 1.000 | 0.0000 |
| Practice expense | 3.81 | × 0.889 | 3.3871 |
| Malpractice | 0.00 | × 0.915 | 0.0000 |
| Total RVUs | 3.3871 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Kentucky$113.13
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 3.81 | 0.889 |
| Malpractice | 0 | 0.915 |
(0 × 1 + 3.81 × 0.889 + 0 × 0.915) × $33.4009 = $113.13
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.
Q4140 billing questions
Can Q4140 be billed by itself?
No. CMS identifies Q4140 as an add-on code, so it must be reported with a primary procedure.
How are units determined?
Report one unit for each square centimeter of BioD-Fence used. Document the treated area and the amount applied.
Does Q4140 include the application procedure?
No. Q4140 reports the BioD-Fence product; the associated wound or skin-substitute application procedure is reported separately when appropriate.
How does Q4140 differ from Q4138?
Q4140 identifies BioD-Fence, while Q4138 identifies the DryFlex form of BioD-Fence. Select the code that matches the product form used.
What does the technical-component classification mean?
CMS classifies Q4140 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.
