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CPT code 34703: Aortic endograft repair, one iliac artery2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Endovascularly repairs an infrarenal aortic aneurysm or dissection with an aorto-uni-iliac graft when the repair extends into one iliac artery.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities616 Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $1,237.84 for 34703 nationally in a facility.

Medicare rate · 34703

Aortic endograft repair, one iliac artery

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
25.86
Total RVUs
37.06
Global days
090

National rate · 2026

$1,237.84

Facility setting, before claim adjustments.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

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Medicare pays by the payment locality where the service is performed.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 34703 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 34703 covers

This facility-based vascular procedure treats an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm or dissection by delivering an endograft through arterial access and configuring it from the aorta into one iliac artery. Vascular surgeons use this aorto-uni-iliac configuration when that is the selected graft arrangement for the patient’s anatomy and repair plan. The service includes associated imaging guidance and monitoring, nonselective catheterizations, and endograft placements, including extensions within the aorta and the one iliac artery.

Report 34703 for a nonruptured repair with this configuration; the operative report should establish the aortic condition and graft extent. Rupture changes the code selection to 34704. This major surgery has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this unilateral configuration. Assistant-at-surgery and co-surgeon services may be paid; team surgery is not permitted.

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.

Where 34703 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 of 109 payment localities

34703 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailable$1,124.09
AlaskaUnavailable$1,582.61
ArizonaUnavailable$1,201.75
ArkansasUnavailable$1,110.52
Atlanta, GAUnavailable$1,286.52
Austin, TXUnavailable$1,223.98
Bakersfield, CAUnavailable$1,184.59
Baltimore area, MDUnavailable$1,314.52
Beaumont, TXUnavailable$1,208.29
Brazoria, TXUnavailable$1,195.64

34703 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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34703 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

How the 34703 rate is calculated

Each of 34703’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

How the rate is built · 34703

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work25.86

25.86 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense4.71

4.71 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice6.49

6.49 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

37.0600

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$1,237.84

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

Payment rules and modifiers for 34703

34703 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 34703

Aortic endograft repair, one iliac artery

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period090Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included.
Multiple procedures2Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)2Paid.
Co-surgeons (62)2Permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.
Split (54/55/56)0.09/0.84/0.07Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care.

Global surgery period · 34703

Aortic endograft repair, one iliac artery

90-day global period ends

Dec 30, 2026

Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).

Visit on Oct 31, 2026

Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.

  • 24Unrelated E/M visit by the same physician
  • 79Unrelated procedure (starts its own global period)
  • 58Staged, more extensive, or therapy procedure that was planned
  • 78Unplanned return to the operating room for a related complication
SurgeryVisit
Sep 23, 2026Jan 10, 2027

Pre-op dayGlobal period

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 51 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

34703 without 51 · national facility

$1,237.84

Aortic endograft repair, one iliac artery

34703-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$618.92

When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).

When to use modifier 51

34703 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 34703

    Aortic endograft repair, one iliac artery25.86 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 34701

    Aortic endograft repair, aorto-aortic tube graft23.12 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 34704

    Aorto-uni-iliac EVAR, ruptured aneurysm43.88 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 34705

    Aortic endograft repair, aorto-bi-iliac configuration28.84 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

34701Aortic endograft repairAorto-aortic tube graft
34701 is for an aorto-aortic tube graft configuration. Choose 34703 when the endograft extends from the aorta into one iliac artery.
34704Aorto-uni-iliac EVARRuptured aneurysm
34704 is the rupture counterpart to the nonruptured aorto-uni-iliac repair represented by 34703.
34705Aortic endograft repairAorto-bi-iliac configuration
34705 describes an aorto-bi-iliac configuration, with graft extension into both iliac arteries; 34703 is the unilateral-iliac configuration.

Codes related to 34703

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

Codes related to 34703
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Used instead
34701Aortic endograft repair, aorto-aortic tube graftUses an aorto-aortic tube graft configuration for infrarenal aortic repair.No office rate
34705Aortic endograft repair, aorto-bi-iliac configurationUses a bilateral-iliac rather than unilateral-iliac graft configuration.No office rate
34707Iliac endograft repair, nonruptured, iliac-to-iliacRepairs an iliac artery aneurysm or dissection using an iliac branched endograft.No office rate
Same family
34704Aorto-uni-iliac EVAR, ruptured aneurysmCorresponding aorto-uni-iliac repair when the aneurysm or dissection is ruptured.No office rate

34703 billing questions

How does 34703 differ from 34705?

34703 describes an aorto-uni-iliac graft extending into one iliac artery. 34705 is the bilateral-iliac configuration.

When should 34704 be used instead?

Use 34704 for the corresponding aorto-uni-iliac repair when the aneurysm or dissection is ruptured. The operative documentation should support rupture.

Are imaging guidance and catheterizations separately reported?

Associated imaging guidance and monitoring, nonselective catheterizations, and endograft placements within the included aortic and iliac extent are part of this service.

Should modifier 50 be appended?

No. This code describes the aorto-uni-iliac configuration, and modifier 50 is inappropriate.

What postoperative care falls within the global period?

The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery and co-surgeon services may be paid under the CMS rules for this code. Team surgery 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 indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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RVUs for 34703PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 4,204 (RVU26D)

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