CPT code 35656: Arterial bypass, femoral to popliteal, non-vein2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Arkansas

In Arkansas, Medicare pays $870.67 for 35656 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 35656 covers

A vascular surgeon creates a route from a femoral artery to a popliteal artery using a graft other than vein, commonly a prosthetic conduit, to bypass an obstructed arterial segment. The operation is generally performed in a hospital operating room for lower-extremity arterial disease when revascularization is needed. The operative report should identify the inflow and popliteal target, the non-vein conduit, the side treated, and the bypass performed.

Choose this code for the femoral-to-popliteal route with a non-vein graft; a vein conduit or a more distal tibial or peroneal target points to 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 are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery 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 Arkansas compares for 35656

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 35656 runs from $849.07 in Wisconsin to $1,238.11 in Alaska. Arkansas pays $870.67. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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35656 rates by state

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How the 35656 rate is calculated

Each of 35656’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 35656

35656 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 35656

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

How 35656 has changed in Arkansas

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Where the Arkansas rate applies

Arkansas is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 626 cities and communities in Arkansas. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Acorn
• Adona
• Alexander
• Alicia
• Alix
• Alleene
• Allport
• Alma

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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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