No office rate
Both describe an aorto-aortic tube-graft configuration; 34701 is the initial repair, while 34702 is for a subsequent repair.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
34701 Aortic endograft repair Medicare reimbursement rates
Reports initial endovascular repair of an infrarenal aortic segment using a tube-shaped graft that connects aortic landing zones without iliac limbs. Compare 34701 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities.
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
What does Medicare pay for 34701?
The service location and office or facility setting determine which base rate applies. These are the supported base rates for the 109 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
No supported rate
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Where 34701 pays more and less
Endovascular aortic repair
About 34701: Initial aorto-aortic tube endograft repair
Reports initial endovascular repair of an infrarenal aortic segment using a tube-shaped graft that connects aortic landing zones without iliac limbs.
Code 34701 covers an initial endovascular repair using a straight tube endograft to bridge an infrarenal abdominal aortic segment. It is suited to anatomy with aortic landing zones above and below the treated segment, rather than a graft configuration that extends into one or both iliac arteries. A vascular surgeon typically performs the repair in an operating room or endovascular suite using imaging guidance. The service includes associated access, nonselective catheterization, and imaging supervision and interpretation.
Report 34701 when the operative record supports both an initial repair and the aorto-aortic tube configuration. Document the treated anatomy, graft configuration, access work, and relevant prior repair history so the distinction from a repeat repair or an iliac-limb configuration is clear. 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 are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery and co-surgeon services may be paid; team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 34701
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU23.12 · 69%
- Practice expense (office) RVU4.51 · 13%
- Malpractice RVU5.78 · 17%
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Medicare services in 2024 · #3213 by national volume
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.
34701 compared with similar codes
Office rate ranges across all CMS payment localities, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
34703 uses an aorto-uni-iliac configuration, extending from the aorta into one iliac artery; 34701 uses a tube graft between aortic landing zones.
No office rate
34705 uses an aorto-bi-iliac configuration with graft extension into both iliac arteries; 34701 describes an aorto-aortic tube graft.
See how rates vary across the country
34701 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.
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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
| DE | No published base rate | 1 |
| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
| HI | No published base rate | 1 |
| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
| ID | No published base rate | 1 |
| IL | No published base rate | 4 |
| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
| LA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
| ME | No published base rate | 2 |
| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
| MT | No published base rate | 1 |
| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
| ND | No published base rate | 1 |
| NE | No published base rate | 1 |
| NH | No published base rate | 1 |
| NJ | No published base rate | 2 |
| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
| NV | No published base rate | 1 |
| NY | No published base rate | 5 |
| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
| OR | No published base rate | 2 |
| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
| RI | No published base rate | 1 |
| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
| SD | No published base rate | 1 |
| TN | No published base rate | 1 |
| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Compare 34701 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
109 of 109 payment localities
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Office Unavailable | Facility $1013.31 |
| Alaska* | Office Unavailable | Facility $1425.15 |
| Arizona | Office Unavailable | Facility $1083.45 |
| Arkansas | Office Unavailable | Facility $1001.05 |
| Atlanta | Office Unavailable | Facility $1159.46 |
| Austin | Office Unavailable | Facility $1104.20 |
| Bakersfield | Office Unavailable | Facility $1069.57 |
| Baltimore/Surr. Cntys | Office Unavailable | Facility $1185.03 |
| Beaumont | Office Unavailable | Facility $1088.66 |
| Brazoria | Office Unavailable | Facility $1078.27 |
| Chicago | Office Unavailable | Facility $1372.09 |
| Chico | Office Unavailable | Facility $1053.93 |
| Colorado | Office Unavailable | Facility $1092.55 |
| Connecticut | Office Unavailable | Facility $1183.51 |
| Dallas | Office Unavailable | Facility $1094.86 |
| Dc + Md/Va Suburbs | Office Unavailable | Facility $1206.25 |
| Delaware | Office Unavailable | Facility $1098.48 |
| Detroit | Office Unavailable | Facility $1243.09 |
| East St. Louis | Office Unavailable | Facility $1299.63 |
| El Centro | Office Unavailable | Facility $1054.90 |
| Fort Lauderdale | Office Unavailable | Facility $1273.87 |
| Fort Worth | Office Unavailable | Facility $1095.86 |
| Fresno | Office Unavailable | Facility $1053.93 |
| Galveston | Office Unavailable | Facility $1087.84 |
| Hanford-Corcoran | Office Unavailable | Facility $1053.93 |
| Hawaii, Guam | Office Unavailable | Facility $1055.28 |
| Houston | Office Unavailable | Facility $1193.64 |
| Idaho | Office Unavailable | Facility $1002.13 |
| Indiana | Office Unavailable | Facility $1005.70 |
| Iowa | Office Unavailable | Facility $986.71 |
| Kansas | Office Unavailable | Facility $1005.71 |
| Kentucky | Office Unavailable | Facility $1082.79 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty) | Office Unavailable | Facility $1110.28 |
| Madera | Office Unavailable | Facility $1053.93 |
| Manhattan | Office Unavailable | Facility $1302.88 |
| Merced | Office Unavailable | Facility $1053.93 |
| Metropolitan Boston | Office Unavailable | Facility $1155.57 |
| Metropolitan Kansas City | Office Unavailable | Facility $1102.29 |
| Metropolitan Philadelphia | Office Unavailable | Facility $1173.26 |
| Metropolitan St. Louis | Office Unavailable | Facility $1109.08 |
| Miami | Office Unavailable | Facility $1417.28 |
| Minnesota | Office Unavailable | Facility $984.38 |
| Mississippi | Office Unavailable | Facility $1044.60 |
| Modesto | Office Unavailable | Facility $1053.93 |
| Montana** | Office Unavailable | Facility $1115.54 |
| Napa | Office Unavailable | Facility $1117.49 |
| Nebraska | Office Unavailable | Facility $984.24 |
| Nevada** | Office Unavailable | Facility $1083.83 |
| New Hampshire | Office Unavailable | Facility $1097.97 |
| New Mexico | Office Unavailable | Facility $1142.23 |
| New Orleans | Office Unavailable | Facility $1133.29 |
| North Carolina | Office Unavailable | Facility $1036.14 |
| North Dakota** | Office Unavailable | Facility $1001.25 |
| Northern Nj | Office Unavailable | Facility $1201.80 |
| Nyc Suburbs/Long Island | Office Unavailable | Facility $1359.27 |
| Ohio | Office Unavailable | Facility $1104.36 |
| Oklahoma | Office Unavailable | Facility $1056.75 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | Office Unavailable | Facility $1092.18 |
| Portland | Office Unavailable | Facility $1095.58 |
| Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs | Office Unavailable | Facility $1205.53 |
| Puerto Rico | Office Unavailable | Facility $1114.69 |
| Queens | Office Unavailable | Facility $1278.09 |
| Redding | Office Unavailable | Facility $1053.93 |
| Rest Of California | Office Unavailable | Facility $1053.93 |
| Rest Of Florida | Office Unavailable | Facility $1206.40 |
| Rest Of Georgia | Office Unavailable | Facility $1136.72 |
| Rest Of Illinois | Office Unavailable | Facility $1211.51 |
| Rest Of Louisiana | Office Unavailable | Facility $1090.49 |
| Rest Of Maine | Office Unavailable | Facility $1030.90 |
| Rest Of Maryland | Office Unavailable | Facility $1109.62 |
| Rest Of Massachusetts | Office Unavailable | Facility $1097.07 |
| Rest Of Michigan | Office Unavailable | Facility $1127.72 |
| Rest Of Missouri | Office Unavailable | Facility $1090.12 |
| Rest Of New Jersey | Office Unavailable | Facility $1179.40 |
| Rest Of New York | Office Unavailable | Facility $1051.05 |
| Rest Of Oregon | Office Unavailable | Facility $1057.98 |
| Rest Of Pennsylvania | Office Unavailable | Facility $1092.95 |
| Rest Of Texas | Office Unavailable | Facility $1089.51 |
| Rest Of Washington | Office Unavailable | Facility $1087.81 |
| Rhode Island | Office Unavailable | Facility $1114.72 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | Office Unavailable | Facility $1115.91 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom | Office Unavailable | Facility $1078.70 |
| Salinas | Office Unavailable | Facility $1074.24 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | Office Unavailable | Facility $1080.20 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty) | Office Unavailable | Facility $1146.60 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty) | Office Unavailable | Facility $1140.04 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty) | Office Unavailable | Facility $1177.87 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty) | Office Unavailable | Facility $1151.04 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles | Office Unavailable | Facility $1060.41 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville | Office Unavailable | Facility $1074.95 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara | Office Unavailable | Facility $1072.97 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma | Office Unavailable | Facility $1083.86 |
| Seattle (King Cnty) | Office Unavailable | Facility $1153.40 |
| South Carolina | Office Unavailable | Facility $1075.52 |
| South Dakota** | Office Unavailable | Facility $987.73 |
| Southern Maine | Office Unavailable | Facility $1043.33 |
| Stockton | Office Unavailable | Facility $1053.93 |
| Suburban Chicago | Office Unavailable | Facility $1274.44 |
| Tennessee | Office Unavailable | Facility $1012.83 |
| Utah | Office Unavailable | Facility $1087.19 |
| Vallejo | Office Unavailable | Facility $1108.03 |
| Vermont | Office Unavailable | Facility $1019.05 |
| Virgin Islands | Office Unavailable | Facility $1114.69 |
| Virginia | Office Unavailable | Facility $1056.60 |
| Visalia | Office Unavailable | Facility $1053.93 |
| West Virginia | Office Unavailable | Facility $1179.40 |
| Wisconsin | Office Unavailable | Facility $976.00 |
| Wyoming** | Office Unavailable | Facility $1065.73 |
| Yuba City | Office Unavailable | Facility $1053.93 |
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34701 billing questions
How is 34701 different from 34702?
34701 is for the initial aorto-aortic tube-graft repair. Use 34702 when the operative service is a subsequent repair in this same configuration.
When is 34701 preferable to 34703 or 34705?
Choose 34701 for a tube graft connecting aortic landing zones. Codes 34703 and 34705 describe different configurations that extend from the aorta into one or both iliac arteries.
Are access and imaging separately reported with 34701?
Associated access, nonselective catheterization, and imaging supervision and interpretation are included in 34701. The code also includes closure of the associated access.
Should modifier 50 be appended for bilateral anatomy?
No. The bilateral adjustment does not apply to 34701, and modifier 50 is inappropriate for this anatomy and service.
What documentation supports reporting 34701?
The operative report should identify the infrarenal segment treated, confirm that this is the initial repair, and describe the aorto-aortic tube-graft configuration and associated access.
How does the 90-day global period affect postoperative billing?
The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included in the global period. When another procedure is performed in the same session, CMS applies the standard multiple-procedure reduction.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
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