No office rate
Use 35800 for exploration of the neck; use 35820 when the explored site is the chest.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
35800 in Chico
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$650.19
Base rate per service
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.
Surgical exploration
About 35800: Neck exploration without repair
Exploration of the neck, often to investigate a postoperative hematoma or bleeding, is reported when the procedure does not proceed to surgical repair.
This service involves opening or reopening a neck incision to inspect the operative field, commonly when a patient develops a suspected hematoma or bleeding after neck surgery such as carotid endarterectomy. The surgeon examines the area and may evacuate clot while assessing for a source. It is typically performed in an operating room when the clinical concern warrants surgical exploration.
Report this code when the neck is explored and the procedure is not followed by surgical repair. Documentation should identify the reason for exploration, the neck site, operative findings, and whether a repair was performed. The code has a 90-day global period, which includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 35800
- 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 paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU11.70 · 59%
- Practice expense (office) RVU5.76 · 29%
- Malpractice RVU2.34 · 12%
1.3K
Medicare services in 2024 · #2791 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.
35800 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Chico, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Use 35800 for neck exploration; 35840 identifies exploration of the abdomen.
No office rate
35800 describes neck exploration without surgical repair. 35201 is for direct repair of a blood vessel in the neck.
The same code, a different location
How does Chico compare?
35800 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
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Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.
Compare all 108 other payment areas
Merced
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$708.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$677.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$675.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$670.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$667.78
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$674.97
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$735.06
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$732.40
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$753.10
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$742.23
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$658.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$674.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$667.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$680.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$704.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$725.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$788.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$766.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$763.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$834.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$603.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$596.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$644.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$661.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$700.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$653.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$726.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$692.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$681.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$655.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$654.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$597.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$604.76
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$725.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$688.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$729.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$607.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$604.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$633.34
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$635.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$706.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$661.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$700.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$661.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$616.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$630.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$708.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$654.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$611.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$647.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$652.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$632.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$614.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$661.18
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$620.23
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$614.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$597.91
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$659.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$722.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$702.25
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$661.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$648.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$789.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$713.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$755.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$628.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$645.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$623.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$668.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$637.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$691.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$641.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$662.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$666.67
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$634.99
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$609.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$607.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$664.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$638.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$645.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$652.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$652.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$649.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$692.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$643.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$641.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$635.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$662.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$620.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$657.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$710.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$599.17
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$669.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 35800
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$641.02
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
35800 · 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 |
Where does this rate apply?
Chico is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 30 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?
Turn a percentage into dollars for 35800 in Chico. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$715.21
$650.19 × 110% = $715.21
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How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 35800 in Chico.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
4,415
- Code
- 35800
- Physician work
- 11.70
- Practice expense
- 5.76
- Malpractice
- 2.34
GPCI2026.csv
9
- Locality
- Chico
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 11.70 | × 1.017 | 11.8989 |
| Practice expense | 5.76 | × 1.096 | 6.3130 |
| Malpractice | 2.34 | × 0.536 | 1.2542 |
| Total RVUs | 19.4661 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Chico$650.19
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 11.7 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 5.76 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 2.34 | 0.536 |
(11.7 × 1.017 + 5.76 × 1.096 + 2.34 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $650.19
The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.
How this rate has changed
35800 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $650.19 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $650.19 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $650.19 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $650.19 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $707.51 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $707.51 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $707.51 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $707.51 | RVU25A |
35800 billing questions
When is neck exploration reported instead of a neck vessel repair?
Use this code when the neck is explored but the procedure does not proceed to surgical repair. If a vessel is surgically repaired, report the repair service that matches the vessel and operative circumstances.
Can this code be reported for exploration after carotid endarterectomy?
It may describe a return to the operating room to investigate a suspected neck hematoma or bleeding after carotid endarterectomy, provided the procedure does not proceed to surgical repair.
Can the exploration be reported with another procedure in the same session?
When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. The operative record should distinguish the neck exploration from any separately reported procedure.
Should modifier 50 be used when both sides of the neck are explored?
No. The CMS bilateral adjustment does not apply to this code, and modifier 50 is inappropriate.
What documentation supports assistant or co-surgeon reporting?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, while team surgery is not permitted.
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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