CPT code 44139: Colon mobilization, splenic flexure, add-on2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Utah

In Utah, Medicare pays $104.13 for 44139 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 44139 nationwide

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

What 44139 covers

The surgeon frees the splenic flexure from its attachments to increase the length and mobility of the colon, commonly to support a colorectal or colocolonic reconstruction during colectomy. This work is typically performed by a colorectal or general surgeon in the operating room as part of the same operative session as the colon resection. The operative report should distinguish the mobilization from the resection itself and describe the additional dissection performed.

Report 44139 only with an eligible primary colectomy procedure; it is not a standalone service. Documentation should show that splenic flexure mobilization was performed, rather than treating routine exposure or handling of the colon as a separate service. CMS classifies it as an add-on code: it is billed with the primary procedure and paid within that procedure’s global period. The primary code identifies the colectomy performed, while 44139 captures the additional mobilization work.

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.

How Utah compares for 44139

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 44139 runs from $94.80 in Wisconsin to $136.95 in Alaska. Utah pays $104.13. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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44139 rates by state

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How the 44139 rate is calculated

Each of 44139’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 44139

The CMS indicators that decide how 44139 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 80

Codes related to 44139

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 44139 has changed in Utah

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Where the Utah rate applies

Utah is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 334 cities and communities in Utah. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Alpine
• Alta
• Altamont
• Alton
• Amalga
• American Fork
• Aneth
• Annabella

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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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