CPT code 44141: Partial colectomy, with skin-level bowel stoma2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $1,855.78 for 44141 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 44141 covers

In this open abdominal operation, a surgeon removes part of the colon and brings bowel to the skin to create a cecostomy or colostomy. It may be performed for conditions such as obstructing or perforated colon disease when the operative plan calls for diversion rather than reconnecting the bowel. General and colorectal surgeons typically perform it in a hospital operating room. The operative report should identify the colon segment removed and the type and location of the stoma created.

Report 44141 when the documented operation includes partial colon removal and a skin-level cecostomy or colostomy; a partial colectomy with an anastomosis is a different service. The code has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is not appropriate for this anatomy. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons require 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 Washington, DC area compares for 44141

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 44141 runs from $1,505.52 in Wisconsin to $2,101.76 in Alaska. Washington, DC area pays $1,855.78. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 44141 rate is calculated

Each of 44141’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 44141

44141 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 44141

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

How 44141 has changed in Washington, DC area

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Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

Washington, DC area is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1 cities and communities in District of Columbia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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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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