CPT code 35701: Arterial exploration, neck artery, no repair2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $384.21 for 35701 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 35701 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 35701 covers

A vascular surgeon exposes and examines a neck artery to investigate a suspected vascular problem, such as possible injury or abnormality. The service involves operative exploration rather than imaging or a limited bedside assessment. It is reported when the surgeon explores the artery and does not proceed with surgical repair; if a definitive arterial procedure is performed, report the procedure that describes that treatment instead of separately reporting the exploration.

The operative report should identify the neck artery, the reason for exploration, the operative findings, and whether repair or another definitive procedure was performed. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; co-surgeon payment requires 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 New Mexico compares for 35701

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 35701 runs from $348.87 in Arkansas to $492.26 in Alaska. New Mexico pays $384.21. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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35701 rates by state

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

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How the 35701 rate is calculated

Each of 35701’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 35701

35701 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 35701

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

How 35701 has changed in New Mexico

Price 35701 for an earlier date of service

Where the New Mexico rate applies

New Mexico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 528 cities and communities in New Mexico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abeytas
• Abiquiu
• Acomita Lake
• Adelino
• Agua Fria
• Alamillo
• Alamo
• Alamogordo

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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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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