Q4287 identifies the Dermabind DL variant; Q4288 identifies the CH variant. Match the reported code to the specific product supplied.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
Q4288 Skin substitute Medicare reimbursement rates in Minnesota
Reports Dermabind CH by square centimeter as a wound-covering product supplied with a primary wound application procedure. Compare Q4288 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 Q4288 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 supplies
About Q4288: Dermabind CH wound product
Reports Dermabind CH by square centimeter as a wound-covering product supplied with a primary wound application procedure.
Q4288 identifies Dermabind CH supplied by surface area for use as a wound-covering tissue product. In outpatient wound clinics, hospital departments, and surgical settings, a clinician may apply the material over a prepared wound bed, including in wound care for diabetic foot or venous leg ulcers. The code represents the product quantity, not the clinician’s wound evaluation or application work. The treating surgeon, podiatrist, or other wound-care clinician documents the wound site and treatment performed.
Report Q4288 only with a qualifying primary application procedure; CMS treats it as an add-on and pays it within that procedure’s global period. Select the primary application code based on the anatomic site and treated area, and report Q4288 units according to the documented square centimeters of Dermabind CH. Records should identify the product, wound site, amount applied, and related application service. Q4288 is technical-component-only; a separate code covers interpretation.
CMS billing rules for Q4288
- 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.
Q4288 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Minnesota, from the same CMS release.
Q4284 identifies Dermabind SL, while Q4288 identifies Dermabind CH. These are product-specific supply codes, not interchangeable descriptions of the same variant.
15271 reports the primary wound application service when its site and area criteria fit; Q4288 reports the Dermabind CH product quantity used with that service.
Compare Q4288 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 Q4288 in Minnesota.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
18,375
- Code
- Q4288
- 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.
Q4288 billing questions
Can Q4288 be billed by itself?
No. CMS classifies it as an add-on, so it is reported with a qualifying primary wound application procedure and paid within that procedure’s global period.
Does Q4288 include the wound application service?
No. Q4288 reports the Dermabind CH product by square centimeter; report the applicable primary procedure for the wound application.
How should the quantity be reported?
Report the quantity in square centimeters and keep documentation showing the amount of Dermabind CH used for the treated wound.
How does Q4288 differ from Q4287?
Both identify Dermabind products per square centimeter, but Q4288 is the CH variant and Q4287 is the DL variant. Use the code matching the product supplied.
What documentation supports Q4288?
Document the product identity, wound site, square centimeters applied, and the primary application procedure reported with it.
Does Q4288 include an interpretation service?
No. CMS identifies Q4288 as technical-component-only and indicates that a separate code covers interpretation.
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.
