CPT code 35700: Bypass reoperation, add-on service2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $146.81 for 35700 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 35700 covers

Code 35700 captures the added work of operating again on a previously placed bypass graft. Vascular surgeons report it when a new operation requires reentry into a prior bypass-graft operative field; it is not the primary code for the definitive procedure. The operative record should identify the existing graft, explain why another operation was needed, and describe the reoperative work performed. The service is associated with operative treatment of bypass-graft problems, not a routine office encounter.

Report 35700 only with the CPT code for the primary operation; it cannot stand alone. Select that primary code for the actual procedure performed, such as an appropriate lower-extremity bypass operation, and report 35700 when the record supports reoperation on the graft. CMS treats it as an add-on code paid within the primary procedure's global period. The operative report should connect the prior graft, the repeat operative work, and the definitive service represented by the primary code.

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 Washington, DC area compares for 35700

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 35700 runs from $118.15 in Wisconsin to $176.87 in Miami, FL. Washington, DC area pays $146.81. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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35700 rates by state

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How the 35700 rate is calculated

Each of 35700’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 35700

The CMS indicators that decide how 35700 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 80

Codes related to 35700

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

How 35700 has changed in Washington, DC area

Price 35700 for an earlier date of service

Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

Washington, DC area is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1 cities and communities in District of Columbia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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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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