CPT code 35236: Vessel repair, upper extremity, vein graft2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Delaware

In Delaware, Medicare pays $903.58 for 35236 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 35236 covers

This service reconstructs a blood vessel in the arm or hand using a vein graft to restore blood flow across a damaged segment or defect. Vascular and other surgeons may perform it during operative treatment of an upper-extremity vessel injury or another condition requiring graft reconstruction, typically in a hospital or other surgical facility. The operative record should identify the vessel and site, the defect being repaired, and use of a vein graft.

Report this code when the repair is in the upper extremity and uses a vein graft; direct vessel repair and repair with a graft other than vein are distinct choices. The service has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. When multiple procedures are performed in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Modifier 50 for a bilateral procedure is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires 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 Delaware compares for 35236

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 35236 runs from $811.48 in Wisconsin to $1,159.47 in Alaska. Delaware pays $903.58. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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35236 rates by state

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How the 35236 rate is calculated

Each of 35236’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 35236

35236 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 35236

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

How 35236 has changed in Delaware

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Where the Delaware rate applies

Delaware is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 79 cities and communities in Delaware. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Arden
• Ardencroft
• Ardentown
• Bear
• Bellefonte
• Bethany Beach
• Bethel
• Blades

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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.

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