CPT 43244

Egd Band Ligation Esophgeal/Gastric Varices

CPT 43244 pays $215.44 in a non-facility setting and $215.44 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $199.86 in Arkansas to $283.70 in Alaska, a 42% spread.

National non-facility rate

$215.44

Office and other outpatient settings

Facility rate
$215.44

Hospital and ASC settings

Highest state
$283.70

Alaska

Lowest state
$199.86

Arkansas · 42% spread

Medicare rate by state

53 Medicare jurisdictions, highest to lowest. State values average every locality in the jurisdiction at a 33.4009 conversion factor.

Non-facilityFacilityNational $215.44
CPT 43244 Medicare reimbursement rate by state, 33.4009 conversion factor, 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. National non-facility $215.44, national facility $215.44.
StateRate compared visuallyNon-facilityFacility
Alaska
$283.70$283.70
District of Columbia
$235.00$235.00
New York
$234.40$234.40
New Jersey
$231.22$231.22
Florida
$230.49$230.49
Illinois
$228.33$228.33
Connecticut
$225.94$225.94
Washington
$224.54$224.54
Massachusetts
$224.03$224.03
California
$223.73$223.73
Maryland
$220.91$220.91
Michigan
$218.39$218.39
Rhode Island
$218.33$218.33
Colorado
$217.33$217.33
Pennsylvania
$216.65$216.65
Hawaii
$216.56$216.56
Georgia
$216.14$216.14
Puerto Rico
$215.82$215.82
Virgin Islands
$215.82$215.82
New Hampshire
$215.79$215.79
Montana
$215.40$215.40
Oregon
$215.26$215.26
West Virginia
$214.81$214.81
Texas
$214.23$214.23
New Mexico
$213.91$213.91
Delaware
$213.89$213.89
Nevada
$212.87$212.87
Arizona
$211.43$211.43
Wyoming
$211.35$211.35
Louisiana
$211.26$211.26
Ohio
$210.65$210.65
Missouri
$210.54$210.54
Utah
$210.45$210.45
Virginia
$209.86$209.86
South Carolina
$208.79$208.79
Kentucky
$207.84$207.84
Vermont
$207.12$207.12
Maine
$207.06$207.06
North Dakota
$206.11$206.11
Minnesota
$206.02$206.02
North Carolina
$205.99$205.99
Oklahoma
$205.90$205.90
South Dakota
$205.01$205.01
Mississippi
$203.49$203.49
Indiana
$203.25$203.25
Tennessee
$203.03$203.03
Idaho
$202.65$202.65
Kansas
$202.23$202.23
Wisconsin
$202.20$202.20
Alabama
$201.57$201.57
Nebraska
$201.32$201.32
Iowa
$201.17$201.17
Arkansas
$199.86$199.86

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Commercial rates for 43244

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