No office rate
44204 describes laparoscopic partial colectomy with anastomosis at a site other than the low pelvic colon-to-rectum connection represented by 44207.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
44207 in El Centro
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$1607.66
Base rate per service
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
Colorectal surgery
About 44207: Laparoscopic partial colectomy with coloproctostomy
Reports laparoscopic removal of part of the colon when the remaining colon is joined to the rectum through a low pelvic anastomosis.
The surgeon removes a segment of colon using a laparoscopic approach and connects the remaining colon to the rectum in the pelvis. This operation may be performed for conditions such as sigmoid diverticular disease or colorectal neoplasia when the resection requires a low pelvic connection. It is typically performed by a colorectal or general surgeon in a hospital or other surgical facility.
Report this code when the operative record supports laparoscopic partial colectomy and a colon-to-rectum anastomosis. Document the resection and the anastomosis site; a colon-to-colon connection or a resection ending in a stoma points to a different code. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during the following 90 days. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this single bowel resection. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 44207
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU31.12 · 63%
- Practice expense (office) RVU11.90 · 24%
- Malpractice RVU6.36 · 13%
12.4K
Medicare services in 2024 · #1365 by national volume
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.
44207 compared with similar codes
Office rates for El Centro, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
44206 is for a laparoscopic partial colectomy that ends in an end colostomy, not a colon-to-rectum anastomosis.
No office rate
44208 involves a colostomy with the laparoscopic partial colectomy. Choose 44207 when the remaining colon is joined to the rectum.
No office rate
44145 describes the open approach for partial colectomy with a colon-to-rectum anastomosis; 44207 is for the laparoscopic approach.
The same code, a different location
How does El Centro compare?
44207 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
El Centro · This locality
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Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.
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Merced
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1606.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1606.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1736.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1670.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1606.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1606.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1674.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1652.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1646.19
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1661.13
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1796.12
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1788.90
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1840.79
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1811.26
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1623.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1658.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1645.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1672.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1606.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1726.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1606.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1606.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1800.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1990.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1933.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1904.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2099.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1507.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1490.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1606.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1640.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1745.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1628.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1826.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1738.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1701.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1647.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1614.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1487.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1505.59
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1832.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1734.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1831.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1511.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1505.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1587.16
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1654.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1594.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1745.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1643.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1745.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1647.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1537.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1567.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1781.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1642.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1511.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1620.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1630.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1588.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1538.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1648.91
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1546.02
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1523.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1486.60
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1639.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1792.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1748.09
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1659.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1614.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1973.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1778.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1882.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1566.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1616.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1559.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1655.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1584.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1725.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1605.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1650.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1659.26
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1587.26
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1508.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1514.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1650.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1598.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1607.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1626.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1625.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1618.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1734.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1608.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1603.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1580.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1650.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1540.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1633.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1752.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1485.64
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1688.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 44207
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1594.10
No comparable office rate is available.
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| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
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| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
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| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
El Centro is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 18 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 44207 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1768.43
$1607.66 × 110% = $1768.43
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How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 44207 in El Centro.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
5,371
- Code
- 44207
- Physician work
- 31.12
- Practice expense
- 11.90
- Malpractice
- 6.36
GPCI2026.csv
10
- Locality
- El Centro
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.541
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 31.12 | × 1.017 | 31.6490 |
| Practice expense | 11.90 | × 1.096 | 13.0424 |
| Malpractice | 6.36 | × 0.541 | 3.4408 |
| Total RVUs | 48.1322 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, El Centro$1607.66
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 31.12 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 11.9 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 6.36 | 0.541 |
(31.12 × 1.017 + 11.9 × 1.096 + 6.36 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $1607.66
The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.
How this rate has changed
44207 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1607.66 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1607.66 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1607.66 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1607.66 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1722.75 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1722.75 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1722.75 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1722.75 | RVU25A |
44207 billing questions
How does this differ from 44204?
Use 44207 when the remaining colon is joined to the rectum through a low pelvic anastomosis. Code 44204 describes a partial colectomy with an anastomosis that is not this low pelvic colon-to-rectum connection.
Is the anastomosis separately reported?
The colon-to-rectum connection is part of the colectomy service. Do not report a separate code just for creating that anastomosis.
When may 44213 be reported with 44207?
44213 may be reported as an add-on when laparoscopic mobilization of the splenic flexure is performed with the partial colectomy and documented in the operative report.
Can modifier 50 be used?
No. This code represents a single bowel resection and reconstruction; modifier 50 is inappropriate.
What should the operative report document?
Document the laparoscopic approach, the portion of colon removed, and that the remaining colon was connected to the rectum in the pelvis. These details distinguish 44207 from codes for other anastomosis sites or a stoma.
How are assistant and co-surgeon services handled?
An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, while team surgery is not permitted.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
5,36844204,,Laparo partial colectomy,A,,25.76,10.80,NA,10.80,,5.75,42.31,42.31,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,36944205,,Lap colectomy part w/ileum,A,,22.38,9.55,NA,9.55,,4.78,36.71,36.71,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,37044206,,Lap part colectomy w/stoma,A,,29.05,12.31,NA,12.31,,6.56,47.92,47.92,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,37144207,,L colectomy/coloproctostomy,A,,31.12,11.90,NA,11.90,,6.36,49.38,49.38,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,37244208,,L colectomy/coloproctostomy,A,,33.14,14.10,NA,14.10,,6.71,53.95,53.95,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,37344210,,Laparo total proctocolectomy,A,,29.34,13.86,NA,13.86,,5.53,48.73,48.73,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,37444211,,Lap colectomy w/proctectomy,A,,36.15,16.36,NA,16.36,,5.19,57.70,57.70,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
707102,AR,13,ARKANSAS,1.000,0.859,0.515
801112,CA,54,BAKERSFIELD,1.019,1.096,0.609
901112,CA,55,CHICO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1001182,CA,71,EL CENTRO,1.017,1.096,0.541
1101112,CA,56,FRESNO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1201112,CA,57,HANFORD-CORCORAN,1.017,1.096,0.536
1301182,CA,18,LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-ANAHEIM (LOS ANGELES/ORANGE CNTY),1.041,1.183,0.664