CPT code 00944: Vaginal hysterectomy, vaginal surgical route2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Maryland

CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 00944 in Maryland.

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 00944 covers

This code represents anesthesia for hysterectomy performed through the vaginal route, with the uterus removed through the vagina rather than through an abdominal incision. An anesthesiologist or CRNA provides the anesthesia service in a surgical setting; this code represents the anesthetic care, not the surgeon’s hysterectomy service.

Use 00944 when the operative record establishes a vaginal hysterectomy, rather than 00940 for vaginal procedures not otherwise identified by a more specific anesthesia code or 00942 for vaginal closure procedures such as colpocleisis. The operative record should identify the procedure, and the anesthesia record should support the service and its start and end times. Medicare payment is (6 base units + time units) multiplied by the locality’s anesthesia conversion factor. Time is reported in minutes and converted to 15-minute units to one decimal place, from when the practitioner begins preparing the patient for anesthesia until the practitioner is no longer in personal attendance and the patient can safely be placed under postoperative care.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

Where 00944 pays more and less in Maryland

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

How the 00944 rate is calculated

Each of 00944’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 00944

00944 has no global surgery period, no multiple-procedure, bilateral or assistant-at-surgery adjustment, and no professional/technical split. What changes the payment is where the service happens: the place of service on the claim decides whether Medicare pays the office or the facility rate.

00944 compared with similar codes

How to choose

00940Vaginal procedure anesthesiaOther vaginal procedures

Use 00944 for vaginal hysterectomy. Use 00940 for a vaginal procedure that is not represented by a more specific anesthesia code.

00942Vaginal and urethral anesthesiaColpotomy, repair, or open urethral

00942 is for anesthesia for vaginal closure procedures, including colpocleisis; 00944 is for hysterectomy performed through the vaginal route.

00952Hysteroscopy anesthesiaHysteroscopy or tubal imaging

00952 is for hysteroscopy or hysterosalpingography, not vaginal removal of the uterus.

00948Cerclage anesthesiaVaginal cervical procedure

00948 identifies anesthesia for vaginal cervical cerclage; 00944 identifies anesthesia for vaginal hysterectomy.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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