Q4244 — Procenta, per 200 mg
Q4244 is a HCPCS Level II code for procenta, per 200 mg. It belongs to the Temporary Codes section. It was terminated on March 31, 2024 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated Q4244 on March 31, 2024. 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 Q4244
- Long descriptor
- Procenta, per 200 mg
- Short descriptor
- Procenta, per 200 mg
- Added
- July 1, 2020
- Terminated
- March 31, 2024
- 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 Q4244
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If Q4244 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- Q4235Amniorepair or altiply, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4236Carepatch, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4237Cryo-cord, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4238Derm-maxx, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4239Amnio-maxx or amnio-maxx lite, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4240Corecyte, for topical use only, per 0.5 cc
- Q4241Polycyte, for topical use only, per 0.5 cc
- Q4242Amniocyte plus, per 0.5 cc
- Q4245Amniotext, per cc
- Q4246Coretext or protext, per cc
- Q4247Amniotext patch, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4248Dermacyte amniotic membrane allograft, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- 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)
Questions about Q4244
What is HCPCS code Q4244?
Q4244 is a HCPCS Level II code for procenta, per 200 mg. It sits in the Temporary Codes section.
Does Medicare cover Q4244?
The CMS HCPCS file marks Q4244 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 Q4244 still valid?
No. Q4244 was terminated on March 31, 2024 and should not be used on new claims.