Q4169 identifies Artacent Wound, not Cygnus. Select the product-specific code for the material actually used.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
Q4170 Wound product Medicare reimbursement rates in Utah
Reports Cygnus amniotic membrane material by square centimeter when supplied for wound treatment alongside the applicable primary application procedure. Compare Q4170 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Utah.
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 Q4170 in Utah?
Utah 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
$119.62
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Utah
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
About Q4170: Cygnus amniotic membrane product
Reports Cygnus amniotic membrane material by square centimeter when supplied for wound treatment alongside the applicable primary application procedure.
Q4170 identifies Cygnus, an amniotic membrane wound product, measured by square centimeter. It is typically reported by wound-care clinicians, podiatrists, surgeons, or other practitioners treating chronic or nonhealing wounds in an office wound clinic or outpatient facility. The product code represents the material; it is distinct from the procedure used to prepare the wound and apply the product.
Report Q4170 only with a primary procedure, such as an applicable skin-substitute application code selected for the wound site and treated area. Units follow the product’s square-centimeter billing measure, supported by documentation of the product used, its size, and the amount applied. CMS classifies Q4170 as an add-on code paid within the primary procedure’s global period. It is technical-component-only; a separate code covers interpretation.
CMS billing rules for Q4170
- 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.
Q4170 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Utah, from the same CMS release.
Interfyl, 1 mg
Q4171 identifies Interfyl and is measured in milligrams; Q4170 identifies Cygnus and is measured by square centimeter.
15271 reports the application procedure for qualifying trunk or limb wounds; Q4170 reports the Cygnus material used with a primary procedure.
15275 reports application at specified hands, feet, head, or neck sites; Q4170 identifies the product rather than the application site.
Compare Q4170 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
Utah →
Office / nonfacility
$119.62
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 Q4170 in Utah.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
18,263
- Code
- Q4170
- Physician work
- 0.00
- Practice expense
- 3.81
- Malpractice
- 0.00
GPCI2026.csv
104
- Locality
- Utah
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.940
- Malpractice
- 0.898
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.00 | × 1.000 | 0.0000 |
| Practice expense | 3.81 | × 0.940 | 3.5814 |
| Malpractice | 0.00 | × 0.898 | 0.0000 |
| Total RVUs | 3.5814 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Utah$119.62
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 3.81 | 0.94 |
| Malpractice | 0 | 0.898 |
(0 × 1 + 3.81 × 0.94 + 0 × 0.898) × $33.4009 = $119.62
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.
Q4170 billing questions
Can Q4170 be billed by itself?
No. CMS identifies it as an add-on code that must be billed with a primary procedure.
How should the units be calculated?
Report the Cygnus material using its square-centimeter unit. Documentation should support the product size and amount applied.
Does Q4170 include the application procedure?
No. Q4170 identifies the material; report the applicable primary application procedure separately.
What documentation supports Q4170?
Record that Cygnus was used, the product size, the wound treated, and the square centimeters applied, along with the primary procedure.
Is Q4170 a professional interpretation code?
No. CMS classifies it 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.
