CPT code 35251: Vessel repair, intra-abdominal vein graft2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $1,596.27 for 35251 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 35251 covers

This code describes surgical reconstruction of a blood vessel within the abdomen when the repair uses a vein graft. Vascular surgeons commonly perform it during open abdominal operations for vessel injury or when a segment must be reconstructed after disease or tumor resection. The operative report should identify the vessel and its abdominal location, the defect or reason for reconstruction, and the vein graft used.

Select this code when the documented repair uses a vein graft; a direct repair or repair using another graft material belongs to a different code. The procedure has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; 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 New Mexico compares for 35251

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 35251 runs from $1,372.96 in Wisconsin to $1,984.50 in Alaska. New Mexico pays $1,596.27. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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35251 rates by state

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

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How the 35251 rate is calculated

Each of 35251’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 35251

35251 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 35251

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

How 35251 has changed in New Mexico

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Where the New Mexico rate applies

New Mexico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 528 cities and communities in New Mexico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abeytas
• Abiquiu
• Acomita Lake
• Adelino
• Agua Fria
• Alamillo
• Alamo
• Alamogordo

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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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