No office rate
Both describe laparoscopic partial colectomy with a low pelvic anastomosis. Choose 44208 when a colostomy is also created; choose 44207 when it is not.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
44208 in Redding
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$1762.02
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 44208: Laparoscopic partial colectomy with low anastomosis and colostomy
Reports laparoscopic removal of part of the colon with a low pelvic connection to the rectum and creation of a colostomy.
This service covers laparoscopic removal of a portion of the colon, reconnection of the remaining colon to the rectum with a low pelvic anastomosis, and creation of a colostomy. Colorectal surgeons typically perform it for disease requiring resection when the operative plan includes both the low connection and a colostomy. The operative report should establish the laparoscopic approach and describe the resection, anastomosis, and stoma created.
Select this code when all three elements are documented; a low anastomosis alone does not distinguish it from the related colectomy code without colostomy. The colostomy creation is included in this combined service. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in the same 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, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 44208
- 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 RVU33.14 · 61%
- Practice expense (office) RVU14.10 · 26%
- Malpractice RVU6.71 · 12%
2K
Medicare services in 2024 · #2448 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.
44208 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
44206 describes an end colostomy with closure of the distal bowel segment, not a low pelvic anastomosis with colostomy.
No office rate
44204 is laparoscopic partial colectomy with anastomosis without the low pelvic connection and colostomy combination specified for 44208.
No office rate
44213 is an add-on for laparoscopic splenic flexure mobilization performed with partial colectomy; it does not replace the colectomy code.
The same code, a different location
How does Redding compare?
44208 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
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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.
Compare all 108 other payment areas
Madera
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1762.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1762.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1762.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1911.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1834.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1762.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1834.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1814.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1807.18
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1824.85
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1978.98
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1971.36
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2027.91
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1996.75
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1782.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1822.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1807.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1838.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1762.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1900.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1762.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1762.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1970.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2163.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2102.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2080.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2285.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1645.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1626.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1755.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1796.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1907.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1779.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1989.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1893.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1857.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1794.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1772.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1626.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1646.19
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1991.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1887.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1995.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1652.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1645.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1730.65
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1804.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1738.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1914.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1799.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1907.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1800.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1679.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1715.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1939.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1789.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1657.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1768.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1779.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1731.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1678.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1801.53
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1689.52
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1668.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1626.31
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1793.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1962.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1911.32
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1807.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1765.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2153.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1943.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2057.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1711.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1762.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1701.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1814.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1733.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1884.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1751.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1803.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1814.35
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1732.57
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1653.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1655.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1805.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1743.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1757.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1778.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1776.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1768.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1891.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1756.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1750.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1728.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1803.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1686.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1787.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1923.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1627.11
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1836.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 44208
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1743.71
No comparable office rate is available.
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| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
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| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
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| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
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Where does this rate apply?
Redding is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 44208 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1938.22
$1762.02 × 110% = $1938.22
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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 44208 in Redding.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
5,372
- Code
- 44208
- Physician work
- 33.14
- Practice expense
- 14.10
- Malpractice
- 6.71
GPCI2026.csv
19
- Locality
- Redding
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 33.14 | × 1.017 | 33.7034 |
| Practice expense | 14.10 | × 1.096 | 15.4536 |
| Malpractice | 6.71 | × 0.536 | 3.5966 |
| Total RVUs | 52.7535 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Redding$1762.02
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 33.14 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 14.1 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 6.71 | 0.536 |
(33.14 × 1.017 + 14.1 × 1.096 + 6.71 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $1762.02
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
44208 · 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 | $1762.02 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1762.02 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1762.02 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1762.02 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1875.22 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1875.22 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1875.22 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1875.22 | RVU25A |
44208 billing questions
How does this differ from 44207?
Both involve a partial colectomy with a low pelvic anastomosis. Use 44208 when the operation also creates a colostomy; use 44207 when it does not.
Is the colostomy reported separately?
The colostomy is part of this combined service. The operative report should document its creation along with the resection and low pelvic anastomosis.
Can modifier 50 be used?
No. The anatomy and service described make a bilateral adjustment and modifier 50 inappropriate.
How are other procedures in the same session paid?
Under the standard multiple procedure reduction, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are paid at 50% when performed in the same session.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; team surgery is not permitted.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
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.
5,36944205,,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
5,37544212,,Laparo total proctocolectomy,A,,33.72,16.01,NA,16.01,,6.02,55.75,55.75,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1601112,CA,60,MODESTO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1701112,CA,51,NAPA,1.063,1.318,0.508
1801182,CA,17,OXNARD-THOUSAND OAKS-VENTURA,1.028,1.182,0.623
1901112,CA,61,REDDING,1.017,1.096,0.536
2001112,CA,62,RIVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO-ONTARIO,1.018,1.096,0.853
2101112,CA,63,SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE-FOLSOM,1.036,1.163,0.536
2201112,CA,64,SALINAS,1.031,1.159,0.536