# CPT 44005: Enterolysis, freeing of intestinal adhesions

Medicare CPT 44005 pays $1,020.40 in a non-facility setting and $1,020.40 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $904.23 in Wisconsin to $1,270.31 in Alaska, a 40% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/44005-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: General Surgery

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $1,020.40 |
| National facility | $1,020.40 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $1,270.31 | $1,270.31 |
| Florida | $1,164.84 | $1,164.84 |
| Illinois | $1,151.62 | $1,151.62 |
| New York | $1,134.35 | $1,134.35 |
| District of Columbia | $1,117.62 | $1,117.62 |
| New Jersey | $1,097.58 | $1,097.58 |
| Connecticut | $1,084.87 | $1,084.87 |
| Michigan | $1,065.87 | $1,065.87 |
| Maryland | $1,051.34 | $1,051.34 |
| West Virginia | $1,050.71 | $1,050.71 |
| Massachusetts | $1,046.84 | $1,046.84 |
| Washington | $1,044.80 | $1,044.80 |
| Georgia | $1,038.79 | $1,038.79 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,030.79 | $1,030.79 |
| New Mexico | $1,028.67 | $1,028.67 |
| Rhode Island | $1,024.27 | $1,024.27 |
| California | $1,021.57 | $1,021.57 |
| Puerto Rico | $1,021.07 | $1,021.07 |
| Virgin Islands | $1,021.07 | $1,021.07 |
| Montana | $1,020.09 | $1,020.09 |
| New Hampshire | $1,012.41 | $1,012.41 |
| Colorado | $1,011.53 | $1,011.53 |
| Texas | $1,008.77 | $1,008.77 |
| Delaware | $1,004.88 | $1,004.88 |
| Louisiana | $1,004.25 | $1,004.25 |
| Ohio | $998.33 | $998.33 |
| Oregon | $997.59 | $997.59 |
| Missouri | $995.99 | $995.99 |
| Nevada | $995.34 | $995.34 |
| Hawaii | $993.21 | $993.21 |
| Arizona | $990.27 | $990.27 |
| Utah | $988.88 | $988.88 |
| Wyoming | $980.97 | $980.97 |
| Kentucky | $977.81 | $977.81 |
| South Carolina | $977.32 | $977.32 |
| Virginia | $971.27 | $971.27 |
| Oklahoma | $957.95 | $957.95 |
| Maine | $951.85 | $951.85 |
| North Carolina | $947.73 | $947.73 |
| Mississippi | $943.63 | $943.63 |
| Vermont | $942.81 | $942.81 |
| North Dakota | $930.32 | $930.32 |
| Tennessee | $925.84 | $925.84 |
| Indiana | $922.92 | $922.92 |
| Minnesota | $921.40 | $921.40 |
| Alabama | $921.14 | $921.14 |
| South Dakota | $919.71 | $919.71 |
| Kansas | $919.50 | $919.50 |
| Idaho | $919.08 | $919.08 |
| Arkansas | $909.13 | $909.13 |
| Iowa | $906.22 | $906.22 |
| Nebraska | $905.48 | $905.48 |
| Wisconsin | $904.23 | $904.23 |

## Related codes

- 40490: Biopsy of lip — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/40490-cpt-fee-schedule
- 40650: Repair lip, vermilion only — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/40650-cpt-fee-schedule
- 41010: Frenotomy, lingual — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/41010-cpt-fee-schedule
- 41112: Excision of lesion of tongue — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/41112-cpt-fee-schedule
- 41599: Unlisted procedure, tongue/floor of mouth — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/41599-cpt-fee-schedule
- 42700: Incision and drainage of peritonsillar abscess — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/42700-cpt-fee-schedule
- 42820: Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, under age 12 — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/42820-cpt-fee-schedule
- 42821: Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, age 12 or over — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/42821-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 44005 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules