No office rate
44140 describes partial colectomy with anastomosis without the terminal-ileum resection that distinguishes 44160. Confirm the resection anatomy in the operative report.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
44160 Colectomy Medicare reimbursement rates in Missouri
Reports open resection of part of the colon that includes terminal ileum, followed by reconnection of the remaining bowel through an ileocolic anastomosis. Compare 44160 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Missouri.
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 44160 in Missouri?
Missouri has 3 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 3 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
No supported rate
Facility setting
$1109.85–$1142.63
3 of 3 localities have a supported rate.
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.
Where 44160 pays more and less in Missouri
Colon surgery
About 44160: Open partial colectomy with ileocolic anastomosis
Reports open resection of part of the colon that includes terminal ileum, followed by reconnection of the remaining bowel through an ileocolic anastomosis.
A surgeon removes a segment of colon together with the terminal ileum and reconnects the remaining bowel. The operation is commonly performed as an open abdominal procedure for conditions such as a right-sided colon cancer or Crohn disease affecting the ileocecal region. General and colorectal surgeons typically perform it in a hospital operating room. The amount of colon removed can vary; the defining feature is the terminal ileum resection and ileocolic reconstruction.
Choose this code when the operative report supports that resection and reconstruction, rather than a partial colectomy that leaves the terminal ileum in place or a more extensive colectomy. Documentation should identify the bowel removed, the anastomosis, and the operative approach. The code has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care for 90 days. When multiple procedures occur in one 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. Modifier 50 is inappropriate, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 44160
- 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 RVU20.37 · 59%
- Practice expense (office) RVU9.38 · 27%
- Malpractice RVU4.90 · 14%
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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.
44160 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Missouri, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
44150 is for total abdominal colectomy; 44160 removes only part of the colon along with the terminal ileum.
No office rate
44205 is the laparoscopic alternative for this resection pattern. Use 44160 for the open approach.
Compare 44160 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.
3 of 3 payment localities
Metropolitan Kansas City →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$1134.47
Metropolitan St. Louis →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$1142.63
Rest Of Missouri →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$1109.85
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44160 billing questions
How is this distinguished from 44140?
This operation includes removal of the terminal ileum and an ileocolic anastomosis. Use 44140 for a partial colectomy with anastomosis when that terminal-ileum resection is not part of the documented procedure.
Does the code include the ileocolic anastomosis?
Yes. The anastomosis is part of the resection and reconstruction represented by this code, not a separate service to report on its own.
What operative details support code selection?
The report should identify the colon and terminal ileum removed, describe the ileocolic reconstruction, and establish that the procedure was performed through an open approach.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; team surgery is not permitted.
How does the global period affect postoperative billing?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
Should modifier 50 be used for resection involving both sides of the bowel?
No. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code; the anatomy and procedure are not treated as a bilateral service.
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.
5,35844156,,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
5,35944157,,Colectomy w/ileoanal anast,A,,34.81,17.01,NA,17.01,,9.32,61.14,61.14,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,36044158,,Colectomy w/neo-rectum pouch,A,,35.78,17.25,NA,17.25,,9.58,62.61,62.61,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,36144160,,Removal of colon,A,,20.37,9.38,NA,9.38,,4.90,34.65,34.65,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,36244180,,Lap enterolysis,A,,14.89,7.20,NA,7.20,,3.79,25.88,25.88,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,36344186,,Lap jejunostomy,A,,10.12,6.00,NA,6.00,,2.59,18.71,18.71,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,36444187,,Lap ileo/jejuno-stomy,A,,16.97,10.31,NA,10.31,,3.40,30.68,30.68,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00