Q4277 — Woundplus membrane or e-graft, per square centimeter
Q4277 is a HCPCS Level II code for woundplus membrane or e-graft, per square centimeter. It belongs to the Temporary Codes section. It was terminated on June 30, 2024 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated Q4277 on June 30, 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 Q4277
- Long descriptor
- Woundplus membrane or e-graft, per square centimeter
- Short descriptor
- Woundplus e-grat, per sq cm
- Added
- July 1, 2023
- Terminated
- June 30, 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 Q4277
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If Q4277 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- Q4269Surgraft xt, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4270Complete sl, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4271Complete ft, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4272Esano a, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4273Esano aaa, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4274Esano ac, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4275Esano aca, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4276Orion, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4278Epieffect, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4279Vendaje ac, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4280Xcell amnio matrix, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4281Barrera sl or barrera dl, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4282Cygnus dual, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4283Biovance tri-layer or biovance 3l, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4284Dermabind sl, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4285Nudyn dl or nudyn dl mesh, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
Questions about Q4277
What is HCPCS code Q4277?
Q4277 is a HCPCS Level II code for woundplus membrane or e-graft, per square centimeter. It sits in the Temporary Codes section.
Does Medicare cover Q4277?
The CMS HCPCS file marks Q4277 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 Q4277 still valid?
No. Q4277 was terminated on June 30, 2024 and should not be used on new claims.