No office rate
Both remove the entire colon and preserve the rectum, but 44151 describes creation of a continent ileostomy rather than the ileostomy or ileoproctostomy covered here.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
44150 Total colectomy Medicare reimbursement rates in Kentucky
Report this open operation when the surgeon removes the entire colon, preserves the rectum, and creates an ileostomy or ileoproctostomy. Compare 44150 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Kentucky.
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.
What does Medicare pay for 44150 in Kentucky?
Kentucky has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
No supported rate
Facility setting
$1653.42
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Kentucky
One mapped payment locality.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Colon surgery
About 44150: Open total abdominal colectomy without proctectomy
Report this open operation when the surgeon removes the entire colon, preserves the rectum, and creates an ileostomy or ileoproctostomy.
The surgeon removes the colon through an abdominal approach while leaving the rectum in place. The reconstruction is an ileostomy or a connection from the ileum to the rectum. This operation may be performed for conditions such as ulcerative colitis or familial adenomatous polyposis when the surgical plan removes the colon but preserves the rectum. It is typically performed in a hospital operating room by a general or colorectal surgeon.
Choose the code when the operative report supports removal of the entire colon, preservation of the rectum, and one of the specified reconstructions; partial colectomy and procedures that remove the rectum belong elsewhere. The code includes the reconstruction, so do not separately report creation of the ileostomy or ileoproctostomy. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. In a same-session multiple-procedure claim, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 44150
- 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 RVU29.43 · 57%
- Practice expense (office) RVU15.59 · 30%
- Malpractice RVU6.79 · 13%
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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.
44150 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Kentucky, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
44155 includes removal of the rectum and creation of an ileostomy. This code is for an operation that leaves the rectum in place.
No office rate
44140 describes partial colectomy with anastomosis. Choose this code when the entire colon is removed and the rectum is preserved.
No office rate
44210 describes the laparoscopic approach to this total-colectomy configuration. This code describes the open abdominal approach.
Compare 44150 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
1 of 1 payment localities
Kentucky →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$1653.42
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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 44150 in Kentucky.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
5,355
- Code
- 44150
- Physician work
- 29.43
- Practice expense
- 15.59
- Malpractice
- 6.79
GPCI2026.csv
55
- Locality
- Kentucky
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.889
- Malpractice
- 0.915
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 29.43 | × 1.000 | 29.4300 |
| Practice expense | 15.59 | × 0.889 | 13.8595 |
| Malpractice | 6.79 | × 0.915 | 6.2129 |
| Total RVUs | 49.5024 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Kentucky$1653.42
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 29.43 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 15.59 | 0.889 |
| Malpractice | 6.79 | 0.915 |
(29.43 × 1 + 15.59 × 0.889 + 6.79 × 0.915) × $33.4009 = $1653.42
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.
44150 billing questions
How does this differ from a partial colectomy?
Use this code when the entire colon is removed and the rectum is preserved. A partial colectomy, such as 44140, removes less than the whole colon.
Is the ileostomy or ileoproctostomy separately reported?
No. The reconstruction is part of this colectomy service; the operative report should identify which reconstruction was performed.
When should 44151 be used instead?
44151 is for total abdominal colectomy without proctectomy when the reconstruction is a continent ileostomy. This code covers an ileostomy or ileoproctostomy.
How does rectum removal change code selection?
This code preserves the rectum. When the operation includes proctectomy, consider the total-colectomy codes that describe rectal removal and the resulting reconstruction, such as 44155 or 44156.
What documentation supports reporting this code?
The operative report should establish that the entire colon was removed, the rectum was retained, and the reconstruction was an ileostomy or ileoproctostomy.
How are assistant and co-surgeon services handled?
CMS may pay for an assistant at surgery. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; team-surgery payment 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.
5,35244145,,Partial removal of colon,A,,27.87,11.33,NA,11.33,,6.17,45.37,45.37,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,35344146,,Partial removal of colon,A,,34.42,15.82,NA,15.82,,7.90,58.14,58.14,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,35444147,,Partial removal of colon,A,,32.85,12.46,NA,12.46,,7.35,52.66,52.66,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,35544150,,Removal of colon,A,,29.43,15.59,NA,15.59,,6.79,51.81,51.81,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,35644151,,Removal of colon/ileostomy,A,,34.05,17.03,NA,17.03,,9.13,60.21,60.21,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,35744155,,Removal of colon/ileostomy,A,,33.56,16.46,NA,16.46,,7.47,57.49,57.49,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,35844156,,Removal of colon/ileostomy,A,,36.48,18.03,NA,18.03,,9.79,64.30,64.30,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5208102,IN,00,INDIANA,1.000,0.927,0.486
5305102,IA,00,IOWA,1.000,0.915,0.397
5405202,KS,00,KANSAS,1.000,0.904,0.504
5515102,KY,00,KENTUCKY,1.000,0.889,0.915
5607202,LA,01,NEW ORLEANS,1.000,0.941,1.136
5707202,LA,99,REST OF LOUISIANA,1.000,0.885,0.958
5814112,ME,03,SOUTHERN MAINE,1.000,0.991,0.631