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CPT code 44379: Small bowel enteroscopy, endoscopic stent placement2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Deep small-bowel enteroscopy with endoscopic stent placement is reported when the endoscopist treats a small-intestinal narrowing or obstruction through the endoscope.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities

Medicare pays $358.73 for 44379 nationally in a facility.

Medicare rate · 44379

Small bowel enteroscopy, endoscopic stent placement

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
7.18
Total RVUs
10.74
Global days
000

National rate · 2026

$358.73

Facility setting, before claim adjustments.

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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.

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Medicare pays by the payment locality where the service is performed.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 44379 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 44379 covers

An endoscopist advances an enteroscope beyond the second portion of the duodenum to examine the small intestine and place an endoscopic stent. The service may be performed by a gastroenterologist or another appropriately trained endoscopist in a hospital or ambulatory endoscopy setting to open a narrowed segment or relieve an obstruction. Predilation performed to facilitate stent placement is included in the service.

Choose this code when the documented intervention is endoscopic stent placement, rather than diagnostic examination or tissue sampling alone. The procedure report should support the extent of enteroscopy, the treated site and reason for stenting, and placement of the stent. This minor procedure has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When related endoscopies are performed together, endoscopy family pricing applies. Modifier 50 is not appropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are 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.

Where 44379 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 of 109 payment localities

44379 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailable$335.50
AlaskaUnavailable$472.46
ArizonaUnavailable$351.98
ArkansasUnavailable$332.65
Atlanta, GAUnavailable$366.35
Austin, TXUnavailable$361.45
Bakersfield, CAUnavailable$361.52
Baltimore area, MDUnavailable$375.68
Beaumont, TXUnavailable$348.54
Brazoria, TXUnavailable$353.87

44379 rates by state

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

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44379 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

How the 44379 rate is calculated

Each of 44379’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.

How the rate is built · 44379

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work7.18

7.18 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense2.75

2.75 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.81

0.81 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

10.7400

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$358.73

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

Payment rules and modifiers for 44379

The CMS indicators that decide how 44379 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 44379

Small bowel enteroscopy, endoscopic stent placement

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period000Same-day global: pre- and post-op care on the day of the procedure is included.
Multiple procedures3Endoscopy family rules apply.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)0Not paid without supporting documentation.
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 51 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

44379 without 51 · national facility

$358.73

Small bowel enteroscopy, endoscopic stent placement

44379-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$179.37

When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).

When to use modifier 51

44379 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 44379

    Small bowel enteroscopy, endoscopic stent placement7.18 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 44361

    Small bowel endoscopy, biopsy, ileum excluded2.7 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 44388

    Colonoscopy, diagnostic, through stoma2.65 wRVU

    $353.72

  • 44385

    Pouch endoscopy, without tissue biopsy1.17 wRVU

    $245.16

How to choose

44361Small bowel endoscopyBiopsy, ileum excluded
44361 is the small-bowel enteroscopy option when biopsy is performed. Choose 44379 when the documented therapeutic intervention is endoscopic stent placement.
44388ColonoscopyDiagnostic, through stoma
44388 describes colonoscopy performed through a stoma. This code is for enteroscopy into the small intestine with endoscopic stent placement.
44385Pouch endoscopyWithout tissue biopsy
44385 is endoscopy of a bowel pouch. This code concerns small-intestinal enteroscopy with stent placement, not examination of a pouch.

Codes related to 44379

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

Codes related to 44379
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
44361Small bowel endoscopy, biopsy, ileum excludedSmall-bowel enteroscopy sibling for biopsy rather than the stent-placement intervention.No office rate
44363Small bowel endoscopy, snare lesion removalRelated small-bowel endoscopy code in the enteroscopy family.No office rate
44370Small bowel endoscopy, endoscopic stent placementSmall-bowel endoscopy sibling with a stent-related short descriptor.No office rate
44377Small bowel endoscopy, including ileum, with biopsySmall-bowel enteroscopy sibling for biopsy rather than stent placement.No office rate

44379 billing questions

When should this code be selected instead of a small-bowel biopsy code?

Use this code when the endoscopic service includes stent placement. A biopsy code such as 44361 describes a different intervention and does not substitute for documented stenting.

Is predilation separately reported with the stent placement?

Predilation to facilitate placement is included in this service.

What documentation supports reporting this code?

The procedure report should identify the enteroscope's extent, the small-bowel site and clinical reason for treatment, and the endoscopic stent placement.

How are related endoscopies handled when performed during the same session?

CMS endoscopy family pricing applies when related endoscopies are performed together. Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in the 0-day global period.

Can modifier 50 be used, or can co-surgeons be reported?

Modifier 50 is not appropriate for this service. Co-surgeons are not permitted; assistant-at-surgery payment requires documentation of medical necessity.

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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RVUs for 44379PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 5,402 (RVU26D)

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