$156.01
This is a primary wound application procedure code, not the Artacent product supply code. The applicable primary code depends on site and procedure criteria.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
Q4169 Wound product Medicare reimbursement rates in Minnesota
Report Q4169 for each square centimeter of Artacent wound product furnished with a primary wound application procedure. Compare Q4169 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Minnesota.
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 Q4169 in Minnesota?
Minnesota 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
$130.95
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Minnesota
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 Q4169: Artacent wound product, per square centimeter
Report Q4169 for each square centimeter of Artacent wound product furnished with a primary wound application procedure.
Q4169 represents Artacent wound product measured by the square centimeter, rather than the clinician’s work to prepare or cover a wound. It may be used in wound-care settings by clinicians such as wound-care specialists, podiatrists, and surgeons treating wounds such as diabetic foot or venous leg ulcers. The related application procedure describes the work performed on the wound; Q4169 identifies the product quantity.
Report units based on the square centimeters of Artacent product furnished, and document the wound, product used, and quantity. Q4169 is an add-on code and must be billed with a primary procedure; payment is within that procedure’s global period. CMS classifies it as technical-component-only, with interpretation covered by a separate code. The primary application code depends on the wound site and applicable procedure criteria.
CMS billing rules for Q4169
- 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.
Q4169 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Minnesota, from the same CMS release.
$158.35
This is also a primary application procedure code, used for qualifying head, neck, hand, foot, or genital sites; Q4169 reports the Artacent product quantity.
Q4168
No office rateAmnioband, 1 mg
Q4168 identifies a different wound product with a milligram billing unit. Q4169 identifies Artacent by square centimeter.
$130.95
Q4170 identifies Cygnus per square centimeter, while Q4169 identifies Artacent per square centimeter. Select the code for the product actually furnished.
Compare Q4169 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
Minnesota →
Office / nonfacility
$130.95
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 Q4169 in Minnesota.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
18,262
- Code
- Q4169
- Physician work
- 0.00
- Practice expense
- 3.81
- Malpractice
- 0.00
GPCI2026.csv
66
- Locality
- Minnesota
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 1.029
- Malpractice
- 0.296
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.00 | × 1.000 | 0.0000 |
| Practice expense | 3.81 | × 1.029 | 3.9205 |
| Malpractice | 0.00 | × 0.296 | 0.0000 |
| Total RVUs | 3.9205 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Minnesota$130.95
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 3.81 | 1.029 |
| Malpractice | 0 | 0.296 |
(0 × 1 + 3.81 × 1.029 + 0 × 0.296) × $33.4009 = $130.95
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.
Q4169 billing questions
How is Q4169 different from the wound application procedure code?
Q4169 identifies Artacent product by square centimeter. The primary procedure code represents the clinician’s work applying a wound product.
Can Q4169 be billed by itself?
No. CMS identifies it as an add-on code that must be reported with a primary procedure.
How should the units be reported?
Use the square centimeters of Artacent product furnished. The record should support the product and quantity reported.
What does the global-period rule mean for this code?
Payment for Q4169 falls within the primary procedure’s global period. Report it with that primary procedure rather than as a stand-alone service.
Does Q4169 include interpretation?
No. CMS classifies Q4169 as technical-component-only; a separate code covers interpretation.
How does Q4169 differ from Q4168?
Q4169 is measured per square centimeter. Q4168 is identified by a milligram unit, so the product and billing unit must match the code reported.
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.
18,259Q4166,,"Cytal, per square centimeter",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
18,260Q4167,,"Truskin, per sq centimeter",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
18,261Q4168,,"Amnioband, 1 mg",C,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,3,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
18,262Q4169,,"Artacent wound, 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
18,263Q4170,,"Cygnus, 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
18,264Q4171,,"Interfyl, 1 mg",C,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,3,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
18,265Q4173,,Palingen or palingen xplus,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
6314212,MA,99,REST OF MASSACHUSETTS,1.016,1.053,0.797
6408202,MI,01,DETROIT,1.000,0.965,1.686
6508202,MI,99,REST OF MICHIGAN,1.000,0.913,1.129
6606202,MN,00,MINNESOTA,1.000,1.029,0.296
6707302,MS,00,MISSISSIPPI,1.000,0.861,0.739
6805302,MO,02,METROPOLITAN KANSAS CITY,1.000,0.939,0.977
6905302,MO,01,METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS,1.000,0.952,1.002