CPT code 44204: Partial colectomy, laparoscopic with anastomosis2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Dakota

In South Dakota, Medicare pays $1,285.67 for 44204 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 44204 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 44204 covers

A colorectal or general surgeon uses laparoscopic instruments to remove a diseased portion of the colon and reconnect the remaining bowel. Common clinical settings include resection for colon cancer or complicated diverticular disease. The operative report should identify the colon segment removed and describe the resulting anastomosis; the code is not selected solely from the diagnosis or specimen label.

Choose this service for a partial colon resection with anastomosis that is not one of the separately specified terminal-ileum or colon-to-rectum configurations. 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 the others at 50%. Assistant-at-surgery services 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 South Dakota compares for 44204

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 44204 runs from $1,265.14 in Wisconsin to $1,780.61 in Alaska. South Dakota pays $1,285.67. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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44204 rates by state

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

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How the 44204 rate is calculated

Each of 44204’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 44204

44204 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 44204

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

How 44204 has changed in South Dakota

Price 44204 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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