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CPT code 35572: Vein harvest, femoropopliteal segment2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Reports harvesting a femoropopliteal vein segment as conduit during a qualifying vascular reconstruction, in addition to the primary operation.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities152 Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $306.95 for 35572 nationally in a facility.

Medicare rate · 35572

Vein harvest, femoropopliteal segment

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
6.64
Total RVUs
9.19
Global days
ZZZ

National rate · 2026

$306.95

Facility setting, before claim adjustments.

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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.

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Medicare pays by the payment locality where the service is performed.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 35572 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 35572 covers

A vascular surgeon harvests a segment of femoropopliteal vein from the lower extremity for use as an autologous conduit in a vascular reconstruction. This may be selected for complex arterial repair, including reconstruction when a suitable native vein is needed. The work is typically performed in the operating room as part of the same surgical episode as the reconstruction, rather than as an independent service.

Report 35572 only with an eligible primary procedure; it is an add-on code, not a standalone harvest service. The harvest code represents the conduit-gathering work, while the primary code describes the vascular reconstruction. Documentation should identify the vein harvested, its use as graft material, and the associated primary procedure. CMS payment for this add-on is included within the primary procedure’s global period, so it does not carry a separate global period.

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.

Where 35572 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 of 109 payment localities

35572 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailable$278.97
AlaskaUnavailable$394.54
ArizonaUnavailable$297.97
ArkansasUnavailable$275.64
Atlanta, GAUnavailable$319.36
Austin, TXUnavailable$302.69
Bakersfield, CAUnavailable$292.02
Baltimore area, MDUnavailable$325.92
Beaumont, TXUnavailable$300.35
Brazoria, TXUnavailable$296.12

35572 rates by state

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

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35572 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

How the 35572 rate is calculated

Each of 35572’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 · 35572

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work6.64

6.64 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.87

0.87 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice1.68

1.68 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

9.1900

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$306.95

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

Payment rules and modifiers for 35572

The CMS indicators that decide how 35572 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 35572

Vein harvest, femoropopliteal segment

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global periodZZZAdd-on code: falls within the primary procedure’s global period.
Multiple procedures0No multiple-procedure reduction.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)2Paid.
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 80 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

35572 without 80 · national facility

$306.95

Vein harvest, femoropopliteal segment

35572-80 · Assistant: 16%

$49.11

A physician assistant at surgery is paid 16% of the surgeon’s fee schedule amount.

When to use modifier 80

35572 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 35572

    Vein harvest, femoropopliteal segment6.64 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 35500

    Vein harvest, upper extremity conduit6.28 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 35556

    Arterial bypass, vein graft, femoral to popliteal26.08 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 35583

    Vein bypass, in situ, femoral to popliteal27.06 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

35500Vein harvestUpper extremity conduit
Use 35572 for femoropopliteal vein harvest from the lower extremity. Code 35500 concerns harvest of an upper-extremity vein segment.
35556Arterial bypassVein graft, femoral to popliteal
Code 35556 describes a femoral-popliteal bypass using vein; 35572 describes harvesting femoropopliteal vein for use as conduit and is an add-on to a primary procedure.
35583Vein bypassIn situ, femoral to popliteal
Code 35583 describes a femoral-popliteal vein bypass operation. Code 35572 reports the distinct vein-harvest work and is not the bypass reconstruction code.

Codes related to 35572

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

Codes related to 35572
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
35500Vein harvest, upper extremity conduitHarvest code for an upper-extremity vein segment used as graft material.No office rate
Often billed with
35556Arterial bypass, vein graft, femoral to poplitealFemoral-popliteal bypass code that may describe the reconstruction using harvested vein.No office rate
35566Leg bypass, femoral to tibial or peronealFemoral-to-tibial or peroneal bypass code for a reconstruction using vein conduit.No office rate
35570Arterial bypass, tibial-to-tibial or peronealPopliteal-to-tibial or peroneal bypass code that may accompany vein harvest.No office rate

35572 billing questions

Can 35572 be billed by itself?

No. It is an add-on code and must be reported with an eligible primary procedure.

How is 35572 different from 35500?

35572 describes harvest of femoropopliteal vein from the lower extremity; 35500 is the corresponding harvest code for an upper-extremity vein.

Is 35572 the code for the bypass itself?

No. It reports harvesting the vein segment. Report the applicable primary code for the vascular reconstruction separately.

What should the operative note support?

Document the femoropopliteal vein harvest, its use as graft material, and the primary procedure performed with it.

Does 35572 have its own global period?

No. CMS treats payment for this add-on as part of the primary procedure’s global period.

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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RVUs for 35572PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 4,366 (RVU26D)

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