CPT code 35281: Vessel repair, nonvenous graft, intra-abdominal2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Utah

In Utah, Medicare pays $1,444.79 for 35281 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 35281 covers

A surgeon reconstructs an intra-abdominal blood vessel using graft material other than a vein. The repair may involve a major vessel such as the aorta or an abdominal branch vessel. Vascular surgeons commonly perform this work in an operating room during planned reconstruction or urgent treatment of vessel injury. The operative report should identify the vessel and its intra-abdominal location, describe the graft used, and explain the reconstruction performed.

Report this code when the documented repair uses a nonvenous graft; a direct repair or a repair using a vein graft is represented by 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 occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others are reduced to 50%. A bilateral procedure reported with modifier 50 is paid 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 Utah compares for 35281

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 35281 runs from $1,302.21 in Wisconsin to $1,879.85 in Alaska. Utah pays $1,444.79. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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35281 rates by state

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

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How the 35281 rate is calculated

Each of 35281’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 35281

35281 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 35281

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

How 35281 has changed in Utah

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Where the Utah rate applies

Utah is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 334 cities and communities in Utah. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Alpine
• Alta
• Altamont
• Alton
• Amalga
• American Fork
• Aneth
• Annabella

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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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