Q4038 HCPCS Level II code: Cast supplies, short leg cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass
Q4038 is the HCPCS code for “Cast supplies, short leg cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
Q4038Cast supplies, short leg cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass
Short description: Cast sup shrt leg fiberglass
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with Q4038 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 Q4038 sits
- 1Q codesTemporary codes
- 2Active code Q4038Cast supplies, short leg cast, 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 Q4038 mean?
Q4038 is the HCPCS code for “Cast supplies, short leg cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover Q4038?
CMS lists Q4038’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 Q4038
All Q codesQ4032Cast supplies, long leg cast, pediatric (0-10 years), fiberglassQ4033Cast supplies, long leg cylinder cast, adult (11 years +), plasterQ4034Cast supplies, long leg cylinder cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglassQ4035Cast supplies, long leg cylinder cast, pediatric (0-10 years), plasterQ4036Cast supplies, long leg cylinder cast, pediatric (0-10 years), fiberglassQ4037Cast supplies, short leg cast, adult (11 years +), plasterQ4039Cast supplies, short leg cast, pediatric (0-10 years), plasterQ4040Cast supplies, short leg cast, pediatric (0-10 years), fiberglassQ4041Cast supplies, long leg splint, adult (11 years +), plasterQ4042Cast supplies, long leg splint, adult (11 years +), fiberglassQ4043Cast supplies, long leg splint, pediatric (0-10 years), plasterQ4044Cast supplies, long leg splint, pediatric (0-10 years), fiberglass