Q4045 HCPCS Level II code: Cast supplies, short leg splint, adult (11 years +), plaster
Q4045 is the HCPCS code for “Cast supplies, short leg splint, adult (11 years +), plaster” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
Q4045Cast supplies, short leg splint, adult (11 years +), plaster
Short description: Cast sup sht leg splnt plstr
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with Q4045 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 Q4045 sits
- 1Q codesTemporary codes
- 2Active code Q4045Cast supplies, short leg splint, adult (11 years +), plaster
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 Q4045 mean?
Q4045 is the HCPCS code for “Cast supplies, short leg splint, adult (11 years +), plaster” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover Q4045?
CMS lists Q4045’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 Q4045
All Q codesQ4039Cast 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), fiberglassQ4046Cast supplies, short leg splint, adult (11 years +), fiberglassQ4047Cast supplies, short leg splint, pediatric (0-10 years), plasterQ4048Cast supplies, short leg splint, pediatric (0-10 years), fiberglassQ4049Finger splint, staticQ4050Cast supplies, for unlisted types and materials of castsQ4051Splint supplies, miscellaneous (includes thermoplastics, strapping, fasteners, padding and other supplies)