CPT code 01744: Elbow repair anesthesia, humeral nonunion or malunion2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Georgia
Anesthesia for open or arthroscopic elbow surgery repairing a humeral nonunion or malunion, when the operation specifically addresses the humeral repair.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 01744 in Georgia.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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What 01744 covers
This service covers anesthesia for open or surgical arthroscopic elbow procedures to repair a humeral nonunion or malunion. These operations address a humerus fracture that has not healed or has healed in poor alignment. An anesthesiologist or CRNA reports the anesthesia service for the operative encounter, commonly in a hospital operating room or hospital outpatient setting.
Select this code when the operative procedure repairs a humeral nonunion or malunion, rather than a general elbow procedure, osteotomy, cyst excision, or total elbow replacement. The operative report should identify the humeral healing problem, the approach, and the repair performed; the anesthesia record should support the practitioner’s service and time. The code has 5 base units; Medicare payment is (base units + time units) multiplied by the locality’s anesthesia conversion factor. Time starts when the anesthesia practitioner begins preparing the patient for anesthesia and ends when the practitioner is no longer in personal attendance and the patient can safely be placed under postoperative care; minutes convert to 15-minute units to one decimal place.
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 01744 pays more and less in Georgia
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta, GA | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Rest of Georgia | Unavailable | Unavailable |
How the 01744 rate is calculated
Each of 01744’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.
How the rate is built · 01744
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.00
0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense0.00
0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.00
0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
0.0000
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$0.00
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 01744
01744 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.
Place of service · 01744
Which rate does Medicare pay?
The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).
POS 11 · non-facility rate · national
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01744 isn’t priced in this setting.
01744 compared with similar codes
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5 codes, side by side
How to choose
- 01740Other elbow anesthesiaOpen or arthroscopic, unspecified
- 01740 covers open or arthroscopic elbow procedures without a more specific procedure category. Choose 01744 when the operation repairs a humeral nonunion or malunion.
- 01742Elbow osteotomyOpen or arthroscopic osteotomy
- 01742 is for anesthesia during an elbow osteotomy. Choose 01744 for repair of a humeral nonunion or malunion.
- 01730Closed orthopedic anesthesiaHumerus or elbow
- 01730 applies to closed procedures involving the humerus or elbow. Choose 01744 for open or surgical arthroscopic repair of a humeral nonunion or malunion.
- 01760Elbow replacement anesthesiaTotal joint replacement
- 01760 identifies anesthesia for total elbow replacement. Choose 01744 when the operation is humeral nonunion or malunion repair rather than joint replacement.
01744 billing questions
When should I choose 01744 instead of 01740?
Use 01744 when the operation repairs a humeral nonunion or malunion. Code 01740 is for an open or arthroscopic elbow procedure not represented by a more specific anesthesia code.
How does 01744 differ from 01742?
01744 identifies anesthesia for humeral nonunion or malunion repair. Use 01742 when the elbow operation is an osteotomy.
Does 01744 include the surgeon’s repair?
No. It represents the anesthesia service; the surgeon reports the operative repair separately.
How are Medicare units calculated for 01744?
The code has 5 base units. Medicare adds time units, calculated from anesthesia minutes in 15-minute units to one decimal place, and multiplies the total by the conversion factor for the locality.
What documentation supports reporting 01744?
The operative report should establish that the elbow procedure repairs a humeral nonunion or malunion and identify the approach and work performed. The anesthesia record should document the service and the start and end of anesthesia time.
How does Medicare pay when an anesthesiologist medically directs a CRNA?
Medicare pays each 50% of the allowance for the personally performed service.
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.
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