Q4179 — Flowerderm, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
Q4179 is a HCPCS Level II code for flowerderm, 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 Q4179
- Long descriptor
- Flowerderm, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Short descriptor
- Flowerderm, per sq cm
- Added
- January 1, 2018
- 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 Q4179
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If Q4179 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- Q4171Interfyl, 1 mg
- Q4172Puraply or puraply am, per square centimeterterminated
- 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)
- Q4180Revita, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4181Amnio wound, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4182Transcyte, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4183Surgigraft, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4184Cellesta or cellesta duo, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4185Cellesta flowable amnion (25 mg per cc); per 0.5 cc
- Q4186Epifix, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4187Epicord, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
Questions about Q4179
What is HCPCS code Q4179?
Q4179 is a HCPCS Level II code for flowerderm, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure). It sits in the Temporary Codes section.
Does Medicare cover Q4179?
The CMS HCPCS file marks Q4179 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 Q4179 paid under the physician fee schedule?
Q4179 carries PFS status code A. Active code. Paid separately under the physician fee schedule.