CPT code 35221: Vessel repair, direct repair, intra-abdominal2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Connecticut

In Connecticut, Medicare pays $1,421.08 for 35221 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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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.

What 35221 covers

This code describes direct repair of a blood vessel within the abdomen, typically by closing a defect in the vessel without inserting a graft. It may be performed by a vascular, trauma, or general surgeon when an abdominal vessel is injured, including during trauma care or another operation. The operative report should identify the vessel and its location and describe the direct repair performed.

Report this code when the documented work is a direct intra-abdominal vessel repair; a repair using a vein graft or another type of graft belongs to a different code. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. For bilateral reporting with modifier 50, CMS pays at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid; co-surgeons are paid only with supporting documentation, and 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.

How Connecticut compares for 35221

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 35221 runs from $1,176.58 in Wisconsin to $1,690.13 in Alaska. Connecticut pays $1,421.08. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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35221 rates by state

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How the 35221 rate is calculated

Each of 35221’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 35221

35221 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 35221

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

How 35221 has changed in Connecticut

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Where the Connecticut rate applies

Connecticut is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 215 cities and communities in Connecticut. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ansonia
• Ball Pond
• Baltic
• Bantam
• Bethel
• Bethlehem Village
• Bigelow Corners
• Blue Hills

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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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