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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

Q4256 MLG Complete Medicare reimbursement rates in Nevada

Q4256 reports MLG Complete by square centimeter as an add-on product code with a primary procedure for wound treatment. Compare Q4256 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Nevada.

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 Q4256 in Nevada?

Nevada 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

$127.38

1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.

Payment area: Nevada**

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.

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Wound care product

About Q4256: MLG Complete wound product by area

Q4256 reports MLG Complete by square centimeter as an add-on product code with a primary procedure for wound treatment.

Q4256 identifies MLG Complete by the square centimeter for wound-care use. It is a product code, not the application procedure itself. Wound-care clinicians, podiatrists, and surgeons may report it when furnishing the product during a wound treatment encounter. The record should identify the treated wound and site, the product used, and the area represented by the billed units.

CMS classifies Q4256 as an add-on code, so report it only with a primary procedure; its payment falls within that procedure’s global period. Select units using the product area in square centimeters, and retain documentation that supports the quantity reported. CMS identifies this as a technical-component-only code, with a separate code covering interpretation. Do not report Q4256 by itself as the primary service.

CMS billing rules for Q4256

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.

Q4256 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Nevada, from the same CMS release.

15271

Skin substitute graft

First 25 cm², trunk/limbs

$156.92

15271 reports the primary application procedure for qualifying trunk, arm, or leg sites; Q4256 identifies MLG Complete by area and is reported as an add-on.

15275

Skin substitute

Face and other specified sites

$159.30

15275 is the primary application procedure for qualifying face, scalp, neck, hand, foot, or genital sites. Q4256 identifies the product rather than the application service.

Q4255

Wound product

Per square centimeter

$127.38

Q4255 identifies Reguard, while Q4256 identifies MLG Complete. Use the code matching the product furnished, not the wound area alone.

Q4257

Wound product

Relese, per sq cm

$127.38

Q4257 identifies Relese, while Q4256 identifies MLG Complete. These are distinct product codes, not different area increments for one product.

Compare Q4256 by payment locality

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1 of 1 payment localities

Office and facility base rates · shared scale starting at $0

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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 Q4256 in Nevada**.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

18,344

Code
Q4256
Physician work
0.00
Practice expense
3.81
Malpractice
0.00

GPCI2026.csv

73

Locality
Nevada**
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
1.001
Malpractice
0.833
Office / nonfacility calculation for Q4256 in Nevada**
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.00× 1.0000.0000
Practice expense3.81× 1.0013.8138
Malpractice0.00× 0.8330.0000
Total RVUs3.8138
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Nevada**$127.38

Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula

Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work01
Practice expense3.811.001
Malpractice00.833

(0 × 1 + 3.81 × 1.001 + 0 × 0.833) × $33.4009 = $127.38

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.

Q4256 billing questions

Can Q4256 be reported by itself?

No. CMS classifies it as an add-on code, so it must be reported with a primary procedure.

How should units be determined?

Q4256 is reported per square centimeter. Document the wound area and the quantity of MLG Complete represented by the units billed.

Does Q4256 describe the wound application procedure?

No. It identifies the product by area; report the primary procedure separately.

How does the global period affect Q4256?

Its payment falls within the global period of the primary procedure with which it is reported.

Does Q4256 include interpretation?

No. CMS identifies Q4256 as technical-component-only; 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.

RVUs for Q4256PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 18,344 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Nevada**GPCI2026.csv, line 73 (RVU26D)