CPT code 35526: Arterial bypass, aortic inflow, vein conduit2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Stockton, CA

In Stockton, CA, Medicare pays $1,572.36 for 35526 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 35526 covers

A vascular surgeon creates an open bypass from the aorta to a carotid, innominate, or subclavian artery using a vein conduit. The operation reroutes blood around an obstructed or unusable arterial segment to improve flow to the head or upper extremity. It is performed in an operating room, generally in a hospital setting, for selected patients with disease affecting the proximal branches of the aorta.

Report the code when the operative record supports both the aortic inflow and the specified outflow vessel, and identifies vein as the conduit. The code 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. Modifier 50 bilateral procedures are paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeons require 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 Stockton, CA compares for 35526

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 35526 runs from $1,448.91 in Wisconsin to $2,061.12 in Alaska. Stockton, CA pays $1,572.36. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 35526 rate is calculated

Each of 35526’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 35526

35526 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 35526

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

How 35526 has changed in Stockton, CA

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Where the Stockton, CA rate applies

Stockton, CA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 28 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Stockton
• Acampo
• August
• Collierville
• Country Club
• Dogtown
• Escalon
• Farmington

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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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