Q-code: Temporary codes Temporary codes
644 codes
Billing context
Q-codes are temporary national codes recognized by Medicare. For drugs they include biosimilar products (Q51xx) and other drugs, biologicals, and skin substitutes that are not yet assigned a permanent code. Units follow the dosage in the descriptor.
| Code | Long descriptor | Payment limit (Q4 2026) | Added | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4128 | Flex hd, or allopatch hd, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| Q4129 | Unite biomatrix, per square centimeter | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| Q4130 | Strattice tm, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| Q4131 | Epifix or epicord, per square centimeter | — | Jan 1, 2013 | Ended Dec 31, 2018 |
| Q4132 | Grafix core and grafixpl core, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2013 | Active |
| Q4133 | Grafix prime, grafixpl prime, stravix and stravixpl, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2013 | Active |
| Q4134 | Hmatrix, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2013 | Active |
| Q4135 | Mediskin, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2013 | Active |
| Q4136 | Ez-derm, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2013 | Active |
| Q4137 | Amnioexcel, amnioexcel plus or biodexcel, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2014 | Active |
| Q4138 | Biodfence dryflex, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2014 | Active |
| Q4139 | Amniomatrix or biodmatrix, injectable, 1 cc | — | Jan 1, 2014 | Active |
| Q4140 | Biodfence, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2014 | Active |
| Q4141 | Alloskin ac, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2014 | Active |
| Q4142 | Xcm biologic tissue matrix, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2014 | Active |
| Q4143 | Repriza, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2014 | Active |
| Q4145 | Epifix, injectable, 1 mg | — | Jan 1, 2014 | Active |
| Q4146 | Tensix, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2014 | Active |
| Q4147 | Architect, architect px, or architect fx, extracellular matrix, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2014 | Active |
| Q4148 | Neox cord 1k, neox cord rt, or clarix cord 1k, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2014 | Active |
| Q4149 | Excellagen, 0.1 cc | — | Jan 1, 2014 | Active |
| Q4150 | Allowrap ds or dry, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Active |
| Q4151 | Amnioband or guardian, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Active |
| Q4152 | Dermapure, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Active |
| Q4153 | Dermavest and plurivest, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Active |
| Q4154 | Biovance, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Active |
| Q4155 | Neoxflo or clarixflo, 1 mg | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Active |
| Q4156 | Neox 100 or clarix 100, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Active |
| Q4157 | Revitalon, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Active |
| Q4158 | Kerecis omega3, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Active |
| Q4159 | Affinity, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Active |
| Q4160 | Nushield, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Active |
| Q4161 | Bio-connekt wound matrix, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2016 | Active |
| Q4162 | Woundex flow, bioskin flow, 0.5 cc | — | Jan 1, 2016 | Active |
| Q4163 | Woundex, bioskin, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2016 | Active |
| Q4164 | Helicoll, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2016 | Active |
| Q4165 | Keramatrix or kerasorb, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2016 | Active |
| Q4166 | Cytal, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2017 | Active |
| Q4167 | Truskin, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2017 | Active |
| Q4168 | Amnioband, 1 mg | — | Jan 1, 2017 | Active |
| Q4169 | Artacent wound, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2017 | Active |
| Q4170 | Cygnus, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2017 | Active |
| Q4171 | Interfyl, 1 mg | — | Jan 1, 2017 | Active |
| Q4172 | Puraply or puraply am, per square centimeter | — | Jan 1, 2017 | Ended Dec 31, 2018 |
| Q4173 | Palingen or palingen xplus, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2017 | Active |
| Q4174 | Palingen or promatrx, 0.36 mg per 0.25 cc | — | Jan 1, 2017 | Active |
| Q4175 | Miroderm, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2017 | Active |
| Q4176 | Neopatch or therion, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2018 | Active |
| Q4177 | Floweramnioflo, 0.1 cc | — | Jan 1, 2018 | Active |
| Q4178 | Floweramniopatch, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2018 | Active |
| Q4179 | Flowerderm, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2018 | Active |
| Q4180 | Revita, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2018 | Active |
| Q4181 | Amnio wound, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2018 | Active |
| Q4182 | Transcyte, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2018 | Active |
| Q4183 | Surgigraft, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4184 | Cellesta or cellesta duo, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4185 | Cellesta flowable amnion (25 mg per cc); per 0.5 cc | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4186 | Epifix, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4187 | Epicord, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4188 | Amnioarmor, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4189 | Artacent ac, 1 mg | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4190 | Artacent ac, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4191 | Restorigin, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4192 | Restorigin, 1 cc | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4193 | Coll-e-derm, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4194 | Novachor, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4195 | Puraply, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4196 | Puraply am, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4197 | Puraply xt, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4198 | Genesis amniotic membrane, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4199 | Cygnus matrix, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2022 | Active |
| Q4200 | Skin te, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4201 | Matrion, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4202 | Keroxx (2.5g/cc), 1cc | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4203 | Derma-gide, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4204 | Xwrap, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jan 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4205 | Membrane graft or membrane wrap, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Oct 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4206 | Fluid flow or fluid gf, 1 cc | — | Oct 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4207 | Carbon life, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Oct 1, 2026 | Active |
| Q4208 | Novafix, per square cenitmeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Oct 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4209 | Surgraft, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Oct 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4210 | Axolotl graft or axolotl dualgraft, per square centimeter | — | Oct 1, 2019 | Ended Jun 30, 2024 |
| Q4211 | Amnion bio or axobiomembrane, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Oct 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4212 | Allogen, per cc | — | Oct 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4213 | Ascent, 0.5 mg | — | Oct 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4214 | Cellesta cord, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Oct 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4215 | Axolotl ambient or axolotl cryo, 0.1 mg | — | Oct 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4216 | Artacent cord, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Oct 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4217 | Woundfix, biowound, woundfix plus, biowound plus, woundfix xplus or biowound xplus, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Oct 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4218 | Surgicord, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Oct 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4219 | Surgigraft-dual, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Oct 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4220 | Bellacell hd or surederm, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Oct 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4221 | Amniowrap2, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Oct 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4222 | Progenamatrix, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Oct 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4223 | Dermabind sl optic, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Oct 1, 2026 | Active |
| Q4224 | Human health factor 10 amniotic patch (hhf10-p), per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Apr 1, 2022 | Active |
| Q4225 | Amniobind or dermabind tl, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Apr 1, 2022 | Active |
| Q4226 | Myown skin, includes harvesting and preparation procedures, per square centimeter | — | Oct 1, 2019 | Active |
| Q4227 | Amniocore, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure) | — | Jul 1, 2020 | Active |
| Q4228 | Bionextpatch, per square centimeter | — | Jul 1, 2020 | Ended Sep 30, 2021 |