CPT code 44144: Partial colectomy, colostomy with distal closure2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Dakota

In South Dakota, Medicare pays $1,478.95 for 44144 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 44144 covers

This code represents an open abdominal operation in which the surgeon removes part of the colon, brings the remaining proximal bowel out as a colostomy, and closes the downstream bowel segment. Colorectal or general surgeons may perform this configuration for conditions such as complicated diverticulitis, perforation, obstruction, or colon cancer when restoring bowel continuity is not part of the operation. The operative report should establish the extent of colon removed and how the bowel ends were managed.

Select the code from the documented procedure, not the diagnosis alone; distinguish it from other partial colectomy codes by the specific reconstruction and stoma work recorded. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; 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 South Dakota compares for 44144

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 44144 runs from $1,454.48 in Wisconsin to $2,044.05 in Alaska. South Dakota pays $1,478.95. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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44144 rates by state

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

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How the 44144 rate is calculated

Each of 44144’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 44144

44144 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 44144

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

How 44144 has changed in South Dakota

Price 44144 for an earlier date of service

Where the South Dakota rate applies

South Dakota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 485 cities and communities in South Dakota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aberdeen
• Agar
• Agency Village
• Akaska
• Albee
• Alcester
• Alexandria
• Allen

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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.

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

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