Q4172 — Puraply or puraply am, per square centimeter
Q4172 is a HCPCS Level II code for puraply or puraply am, per square centimeter. It belongs to the Temporary Codes section. It was terminated on December 31, 2018 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated Q4172 on December 31, 2018. It stays in the file as history — a claim you are auditing from before that date may legitimately carry it — but it must not appear on a new claim. The adjacent codes below are the usual place to look for its replacement.
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.
The CMS record for Q4172
- Long descriptor
- Puraply or puraply am, per square centimeter
- Short descriptor
- Puraply or puraply am
- Added
- January 1, 2017
- Terminated
- December 31, 2018
- BETOS
- O1E
- Pricing indicator
- 51 — Other
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.
When CMS retired it.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Drugs.
Codes adjacent to Q4172
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If Q4172 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- Q4164Helicoll, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4165Keramatrix or kerasorb, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4166Cytal, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4167Truskin, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4168Amnioband, 1 mg
- Q4169Artacent wound, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4170Cygnus, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4171Interfyl, 1 mg
- Q4173Palingen or palingen xplus, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4174Palingen or promatrx, 0.36 mg per 0.25 cc
- Q4175Miroderm, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4176Neopatch or therion, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4177Floweramnioflo, 0.1 cc
- Q4178Floweramniopatch, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4179Flowerderm, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4180Revita, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
Questions about Q4172
What is HCPCS code Q4172?
Q4172 is a HCPCS Level II code for puraply or puraply am, per square centimeter. It sits in the Temporary Codes section.
Does Medicare cover Q4172?
The CMS HCPCS file marks Q4172 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.
Is Q4172 still valid?
No. Q4172 was terminated on December 31, 2018 and should not be used on new claims.