Q4018 HCPCS Level II code: Cast supplies, long arm splint, adult (11 years +), fiberglass
Q4018 is the HCPCS code for “Cast supplies, long arm splint, adult (11 years +), fiberglass” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
Q4018Cast supplies, long arm splint, adult (11 years +), fiberglass
Short description: Cast sup lng arm splint fbrg
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with Q4018 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- Splints and Casts
- Type of service
- Surgical dressings or other medical supplies
- BETOS category
- Medical/surgical supplies
- Added
- Jul 1, 2001
Where Q4018 sits
- 1Q codesTemporary codes
- 2Active code Q4018Cast supplies, long arm splint, adult (11 years +), fiberglass
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code Q4018 mean?
Q4018 is the HCPCS code for “Cast supplies, long arm splint, adult (11 years +), fiberglass” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover Q4018?
CMS lists Q4018’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “Splints and Casts”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside Q4018
All Q codesQ4012Cast supplies, short arm cast, pediatric (0-10 years), fiberglassQ4013Cast supplies, gauntlet cast (includes lower forearm and hand), adult (11 years +), plasterQ4014Cast supplies, gauntlet cast (includes lower forearm and hand), adult (11 years +), fiberglassQ4015Cast supplies, gauntlet cast (includes lower forearm and hand), pediatric (0-10 years), plasterQ4016Cast supplies, gauntlet cast (includes lower forearm and hand), pediatric (0-10 years), fiberglassQ4017Cast supplies, long arm splint, adult (11 years +), plasterQ4019Cast supplies, long arm splint, pediatric (0-10 years), plasterQ4020Cast supplies, long arm splint, pediatric (0-10 years), fiberglassQ4021Cast supplies, short arm splint, adult (11 years +), plasterQ4022Cast supplies, short arm splint, adult (11 years +), fiberglassQ4023Cast supplies, short arm splint, pediatric (0-10 years), plasterQ4024Cast supplies, short arm splint, pediatric (0-10 years), fiberglass