CPT code 35276: Vessel repair, intrathoracic, without bypass2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Virgin Islands, VI

Reports intrathoracic blood vessel repair using a graft other than vein, when the repair is performed without bypass.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality21 Medicare services in 2024

In Virgin Islands, VI, Medicare pays $1,395.34 for 35276 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Not available in this settingOffice (non-facility)
$1,395.34Hospital or facility

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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.

We’ll open 35276 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Virgin Islands, VI
  2. What 35276 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

What 35276 covers

This code describes surgical repair of a blood vessel within the chest using a graft made from material other than vein, without bypass. It may be reported by a vascular or cardiothoracic surgeon repairing an injured or diseased intrathoracic vessel when a graft is required rather than direct closure or a vein graft. The operative report should establish the vessel’s intrathoracic location and the repair method.

Report one service for the qualifying repair and document the graft material and whether bypass was used, since these details distinguish this code from nearby choices. Medicare 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 others at 50%. For a bilateral procedure reported with modifier 50, payment is at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery services 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 Virgin Islands, VI compares for 35276

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 35276 runs from $1,240.33 in Wisconsin to $1,747.46 in Alaska. Virgin Islands, VI pays $1,395.34. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

35276 in Virgin Islands, VI vs other payment areas
  1. Virgin Islands, VI · this page$1,395.34
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$1,425.72+$30.38
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$1,525.33+$129.99
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$1,716.87+$321.53
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$1,662.96+$267.62
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$1,623.37+$228.03
  7. Alaska · Alaska$1,747.46+$352.12

Other areas in United States Virgin Islands first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

35276 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama—$1,263.07
ArkansasArkansas—$1,247.17
ArizonaArizona—$1,354.57
Bakersfield, CACalifornia—$1,365.51
Chico, CACalifornia—$1,349.13
El Centro, CACalifornia—$1,350.14
Fresno, CACalifornia—$1,349.13
Hanford, CACalifornia—$1,349.13

35276 rates by state

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35276 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

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How the 35276 rate is calculated

Each of 35276’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 · 35276

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work25.18

25.18 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense10.54

10.54 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice6.03

6.03 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

41.7500

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$1,394.49

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

The exact Virgin Islands, VI inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

4,309

Code
35276
Physician work
25.18
Practice expense
10.54
Malpractice
6.03

GPCI2026.csv

107

Locality
Virgin Islands, VI
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
1.011
Malpractice
0.985
Facility calculation for 35276 in Virgin Islands, VI
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work25.18× 1.00025.1800
Practice expense10.54× 1.01110.6559
Malpractice6.03× 0.9855.9396
Total RVUs41.7755
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Facility rate, Virgin Islands, VI$1395.34

Facility: (25.18 × 1 + 10.54 × 1.011 + 6.03 × 0.985) × $33.4009 = $1395.34

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Payment rules and modifiers for 35276

35276 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 35276

Vessel repair, intrathoracic, without bypass

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)1Bilateral with modifier 50 pays 150% of the fee schedule amount.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)2Paid.
Co-surgeons (62)1Permitted with supporting documentation.
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 · 35276

Vessel repair, intrathoracic, without bypass

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 50 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

35276 without 50 · national facility

$1,394.49

Vessel repair, intrathoracic, without bypass

35276-50 · Bilateral: 150%

$2,091.74

Both sides on one line with modifier 50 are paid at 150% of the fee schedule amount (subject to multiple-procedure rules with other procedures).

When to use modifier 50

How 35276 has changed in Virgin Islands, VI

35276 · Office / nonfacility

Rate unavailable

Effective 2026-10-01

A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release
Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01Not available in this setting$1,395.34RVU26D
2026-07-01Not available in this setting$1,395.34RVU26C
2026-04-01Not available in this setting$1,395.34RVU26B
2026-01-01Not available in this setting$1,395.34RVU26A
2025-10-01Not available in this setting$1,392.61RVU25D
2025-07-01Not available in this setting$1,392.61RVU25C
2025-04-01Not available in this setting$1,392.61RVU25B
2025-01-01Not available in this setting$1,392.61RVU25A
2024-10-01Not available in this setting$1,426.02RVU24D
2024-07-01Not available in this setting$1,426.02RVU24C
2024-04-01Not available in this setting$1,426.02RVU24B
2024-03-09Not available in this setting$1,426.02RVU24AR
2024-01-01Not available in this setting$1,402.75RVU24A
2023-10-01Not available in this setting$1,449.21RVU23D
2023-07-01Not available in this setting$1,449.36RVU23C
2023-04-01Not available in this setting$1,449.36RVU23B
2023-01-01Not available in this setting$1,449.36RVU23A
2022-10-01Not available in this setting$1,484.03RVU22D
2022-07-01Not available in this setting$1,484.03RVU22C
2022-04-01Not available in this setting$1,484.03RVU22B
2022-01-01Not available in this setting$1,484.03RVU22A
2021-10-01Not available in this setting$1,486.99RVU21D
2021-07-01Not available in this setting$1,486.99RVU21C
2021-04-01Not available in this setting$1,486.99RVU21B
2021-01-01Not available in this setting$1,486.99RVU21A
2020-10-01Not available in this setting$1,521.70RVU20D
2020-07-01Not available in this setting$1,521.70RVU20C
2020-04-01Not available in this setting$1,521.70RVU20B
2020-01-01Not available in this setting$1,521.70RVU20A
2019-10-01Not available in this setting$1,529.60RVU19D
2019-07-01Not available in this setting$1,529.60RVU19C
2019-04-01Not available in this setting$1,525.31RVU19B
2019-01-01Not available in this setting$1,525.31RVU19A
2018-10-01Not available in this setting$1,526.87RVU18D
2018-07-01Not available in this setting$1,526.87RVU18C
2018-04-01Not available in this setting$1,526.87RVU18B
2018-01-01Not available in this setting$1,526.87RVU18AR1
2017-10-01Not available in this setting$1,529.33RVU17D
2017-07-01Not available in this setting$1,529.33RVU17C
2017-04-01Not available in this setting$1,529.33RVU17B
2017-01-01Not available in this setting$1,529.33RVU17A
2016-10-01Not available in this setting$1,508.09RVU16D
2016-07-01Not available in this setting$1,508.09RVU16C
2016-04-01Not available in this setting$1,508.09RVU16B
2016-01-01Not available in this setting$1,508.09RVU16A
2015-10-01Not available in this setting$1,525.25RVU15D
2015-07-01Not available in this setting$1,525.25RVU15C
2015-04-01Not available in this setting$1,517.66RVU15B
2015-01-01Not available in this setting$1,517.66RVU15A
2014-10-01Not available in this setting$1,519.98RVU14D
2014-07-01Not available in this setting$1,519.98RVU14C
2014-04-01Not available in this setting$1,519.98RVU14B
2014-01-01Not available in this setting$1,519.98RVU14A
2013-10-01Not available in this setting$1,498.19RVU13D
2013-07-01Not available in this setting$1,498.19RVU13C
2013-04-01Not available in this setting$1,498.19RVU13B
2013-01-01Not available in this setting$1,498.19RVU13AR

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Where the Virgin Islands, VI rate applies

Virgin Islands, VI is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 10 cities and communities in United States Virgin Islands. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Charlotte Amalie
  • Charlotte Amalie East
  • Charlotte Amalie West
  • Christiansted
  • Coral Bay
  • Cruz Bay
  • Frederiksted
  • Frederiksted Southeast

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35276 billing questions

How does this differ from 35271?

Both describe intrathoracic vessel repair with a graft other than vein. The distinction is whether bypass is used: 35276 is for repair without bypass.

When would 35246 be reported instead?

35246 describes intrathoracic vessel repair using a vein graft without bypass. Use 35276 when the graft is made from material other than vein.

Can direct vessel repair be reported with this code?

This code represents repair using a graft, not direct closure. A direct repair without a graft is represented by a different code, such as 35216 for the corresponding intrathoracic circumstance.

What documentation supports reporting 35276?

The operative report should identify the vessel’s intrathoracic location, the graft used and its material, and that the repair was performed without bypass.

How does the 90-day global period affect postoperative billing?

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

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; 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

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 35276PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 4,309 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Virgin Islands, VIGPCI2026.csv, line 107 (RVU26D)

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