CPT code 34715: Arterial exposure, without conduit2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Dakota

In South Dakota, Medicare pays $236.72 for 34715 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 34715 nationwide

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

What 34715 covers

This code represents surgical exposure of one axillary or subclavian artery through an incision so an endovascular prosthesis delivery system can be introduced. It applies when the access is obtained directly from the artery without creating a conduit. Vascular surgeons commonly perform the exposure in a hybrid operating room during endovascular aortic repair when the planned device cannot be delivered through the usual access route.

Report the access work with an eligible primary endovascular procedure, not as a standalone service. The operative report should identify the exposed artery and side, describe the open access used for device delivery, and establish that no conduit was created. CMS treats this as an add-on paid within the primary procedure’s global period. For bilateral work, modifier 50 is paid at 150%.

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.

How South Dakota compares for 34715

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 34715 runs from $234.30 in Wisconsin to $346.65 in Alaska. South Dakota pays $236.72. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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34715 rates by state

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

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How the 34715 rate is calculated

Each of 34715’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.

Payment rules and modifiers for 34715

The CMS indicators that decide how 34715 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 34715

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

How 34715 has changed in South Dakota

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Where the South Dakota rate applies

South Dakota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 485 cities and communities in South Dakota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aberdeen
• Agar
• Agency Village
• Akaska
• Albee
• Alcester
• Alexandria
• Allen

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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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