Q4436 identifies Renati AC membrane; Q4435 identifies Renati membrane. Use the code that matches the product furnished.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
Q4435 Renati membrane Medicare reimbursement rates in Minnesota
Q4435 reports Renati membrane by square centimeter when the product is furnished for wound coverage with a separately reported application procedure. Compare Q4435 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 Q4435 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.
Skin substitute product
About Q4435: Renati membrane wound product
Q4435 reports Renati membrane by square centimeter when the product is furnished for wound coverage with a separately reported application procedure.
Q4435 identifies Renati membrane furnished for wound coverage, measured by the product area in square centimeters. It represents the product, not wound preparation or the clinician’s application service. In outpatient wound care, podiatry, or surgical settings, a treating clinician may use the membrane as part of care for a chronic or difficult-to-heal skin wound. The product and the procedure used to apply it are distinct claim elements.
Report the units supported by the square-centimeter amount of product furnished, and document the product, wound, treated area, and related application procedure. CMS classifies Q4435 as an add-on code: it must be billed with a primary procedure and is paid within that procedure’s global period. It is technical-component-only; a separate code covers interpretation. Do not submit Q4435 as a standalone product line.
CMS billing rules for Q4435
- 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.
Q4435 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Minnesota, from the same CMS release.
Pma skin substitute, nos
Q4431 is a PMA skin-substitute not-otherwise-specified code. Q4435 identifies Renati membrane specifically.
CPT 15271 reports the application procedure for specified sites and wound areas; Q4435 reports the Renati membrane product by square centimeter.
Compare Q4435 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 Q4435 in Minnesota.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
18,518
- Code
- Q4435
- 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.
Q4435 billing questions
Can Q4435 be billed by itself?
No. CMS identifies it as an add-on code that must be reported with a primary procedure.
Which application code should accompany Q4435?
Report the skin-substitute application procedure appropriate to the wound site and treated area. For example, CPT 15271 is an application code for specified anatomic sites; select the procedure code that fits the documented case.
How are units calculated?
The descriptor is per square centimeter. Support the units with documentation of the Renati membrane amount furnished and the area treated.
Does Q4435 include interpretation?
No. CMS classifies Q4435 as technical-component-only, with interpretation covered by a separate code.
How is Q4435 different from Q4436?
Q4435 identifies Renati membrane, while Q4436 identifies Renati AC membrane. Select the code matching the specific product furnished.
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.
