CPT code 35533: Arterial bypass, vein graft, axillary-femoral-femoral2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Virginia

In Virginia, Medicare pays $1,294.12 for 35533 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 35533 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 35533 covers

Code 35533 describes an extra-anatomic bypass that carries blood from an axillary artery to a femoral artery and across to the opposite femoral artery, using a vein graft. Vascular surgeons may perform this reconstruction for severe aortoiliac occlusive disease when direct aortic reconstruction is not appropriate. The operative report should establish the axillary inflow, both femoral targets, and vein conduit used.

Select this code for the complete axillary-femoral-femoral route, rather than a single axillary-femoral bypass or a femoral-femoral bypass alone. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. In a same-session multiple-procedure claim, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures at 50%. When bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is appropriate, CMS pays at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid; co-surgeons are paid only with 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 Virginia compares for 35533

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 35533 runs from $1,191.42 in Wisconsin to $1,756.25 in Miami, FL. Virginia pays $1,294.12. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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35533 rates by state

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How the 35533 rate is calculated

Each of 35533’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 35533

35533 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 35533

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

How 35533 has changed in Virginia

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Where the Virginia rate applies

Virginia is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 628 cities and communities in Virginia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abbs Valley
• Abingdon
• Accomac
• Adwolf
• Afton
• Alberta
• Aldie
• Allison Gap

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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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