Q4208 — Novafix, per square cenitmeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
Q4208 is a HCPCS Level II code for novafix, per square cenitmeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure). It belongs to the Temporary Codes section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
Physician fee schedule statusA
Active code. Paid separately under the physician fee schedule.
- Work RVU
- 0.00
- PE (non-facility)
- 3.81
- PE (facility)
- 3.81
- Malpractice RVU
- 0.00
Global period: ZZZ
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The CMS record for Q4208
- Long descriptor
- Novafix, per square cenitmeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Short descriptor
- Novafix per sq cm
- Added
- October 1, 2019
- BETOS
- O1E
- Pricing indicator
- 11 — Physician fee schedule
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Price established using national RVUs.
Codes adjacent to Q4208
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If Q4208 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- Q4199Cygnus matrix, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4200Skin te, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4201Matrion, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4202Keroxx (2.5g/cc), 1cc
- Q4203Derma-gide, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4204Xwrap, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4205Membrane graft or membrane wrap, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4206Fluid flow or fluid gf, 1 cc
- Q4209Surgraft, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4210Axolotl graft or axolotl dualgraft, per square centimeterterminated
- Q4211Amnion bio or axobiomembrane, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4212Allogen, per cc
- Q4213Ascent, 0.5 mg
- Q4214Cellesta cord, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4215Axolotl ambient or axolotl cryo, 0.1 mg
- Q4216Artacent cord, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
Questions about Q4208
What is HCPCS code Q4208?
Q4208 is a HCPCS Level II code for novafix, per square cenitmeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure). It sits in the Temporary Codes section.
Does Medicare cover Q4208?
The CMS HCPCS file marks Q4208 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
How is Q4208 paid under the physician fee schedule?
Q4208 carries PFS status code A. Active code. Paid separately under the physician fee schedule.