CPT code 44160: Colectomy, terminal ileum resected2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $1,164.23 for 44160 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 44160 covers

A surgeon removes a segment of colon together with the terminal ileum and reconnects the remaining bowel. The operation is commonly performed as an open abdominal procedure for conditions such as a right-sided colon cancer or Crohn disease affecting the ileocecal region. General and colorectal surgeons typically perform it in a hospital operating room. The amount of colon removed can vary; the defining feature is the terminal ileum resection and ileocolic reconstruction.

Choose this code when the operative report supports that resection and reconstruction, rather than a partial colectomy that leaves the terminal ileum in place or a more extensive colectomy. Documentation should identify the bowel removed, the anastomosis, and the operative approach. The code has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care for 90 days. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation. Modifier 50 is inappropriate, 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 New Mexico compares for 44160

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 44160 runs from $1,030.93 in Wisconsin to $1,444.41 in Alaska. New Mexico pays $1,164.23. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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44160 rates by state

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How the 44160 rate is calculated

Each of 44160’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 44160

44160 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 44160

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

How 44160 has changed in New Mexico

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Where the New Mexico rate applies

New Mexico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 528 cities and communities in New Mexico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abeytas
• Abiquiu
• Acomita Lake
• Adelino
• Agua Fria
• Alamillo
• Alamo
• Alamogordo

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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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