Q4389 — Neothelium 4l+, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
Q4389 is a HCPCS Level II code for neothelium 4l+, 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 Q4389
- Long descriptor
- Neothelium 4l+, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Short descriptor
- Neothelium 4l+ per sq cm
- Added
- October 1, 2025
- 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 Q4389
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If Q4389 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- Q4380Advograft one, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4382Advograft dual, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4383Axolotl graft ultra, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4384Axolotl dualgraft ultra, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4385Apollo ft, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4386Acesso trifaca, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4387Neothelium ft, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4388Neothelium 4l, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4390Ascendion, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4391Amnioplast double, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4392Grafix duo, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4393Surgraft ac, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4394Surgraft aca, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4395Acelagraft, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4396Natalin, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- Q4397Summit aaa, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
Questions about Q4389
What is HCPCS code Q4389?
Q4389 is a HCPCS Level II code for neothelium 4l+, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure). It sits in the Temporary Codes section.
Does Medicare cover Q4389?
The CMS HCPCS file marks Q4389 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 Q4389 paid under the physician fee schedule?
Q4389 carries PFS status code A. Active code. Paid separately under the physician fee schedule.