Q4257 — Relese, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
Q4257 is a HCPCS Level II code for relese, per square centimeter (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 Q4257
- Long descriptor
- Relese, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Short descriptor
- Relese, per sq cm
- Added
- April 1, 2022
- 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 Q4257
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If Q4257 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- Q4249Amniply, for topical use only, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4250Amnioamp-mp, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4251Vim, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4252Vendaje, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4253Zenith amniotic membrane, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4254Novafix dl, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4255Reguard, for topical use only, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4256Mlg-complete, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4258Enverse, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4259Celera dual layer or celera dual membrane, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4260Signature apatch, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4261Tag, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4262Dual layer impax membrane, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4263Surgraft tl, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4264Cocoon membrane, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4265Neostim tl, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
Questions about Q4257
What is HCPCS code Q4257?
Q4257 is a HCPCS Level II code for relese, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure). It sits in the Temporary Codes section.
Does Medicare cover Q4257?
The CMS HCPCS file marks Q4257 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 Q4257 paid under the physician fee schedule?
Q4257 carries PFS status code A. Active code. Paid separately under the physician fee schedule.