CPT code 44140: Partial colectomy, with anastomosis2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Nevada

In Nevada, Medicare pays $1,220.41 for 44140 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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

What 44140 covers

This service involves open removal of a portion of the colon followed by an anastomosis joining the bowel ends. General and colorectal surgeons commonly perform it in a hospital operating room for conditions such as diverticular disease, a localized colon tumor, or a segment of nonviable bowel. The resected specimen is generally sent for pathology. The operative approach and reconstruction distinguish this service from partial colectomy procedures that create a stoma or use a different anastomosis.

Choose the code from the operative report’s documented resection and reconstruction; it should support removal of a colon segment and anastomosis. The anastomosis is part of the service, not separately reported as a distinct procedure. Medicare applies a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.

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 Nevada compares for 44140

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 44140 runs from $1,111.35 in Wisconsin to $1,558.83 in Alaska. Nevada pays $1,220.41. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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44140 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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How the 44140 rate is calculated

Each of 44140’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 44140

44140 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 44140

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

How 44140 has changed in Nevada

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Where the Nevada rate applies

Nevada is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 138 cities and communities in Nevada. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Alamo
• Amargosa Valley
• Austin
• Baker
• Battle Mountain
• Beatty
• Beaverdam
• Bennett Springs

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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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