Both concern aortic repair, but 35103 is for rupture; 35102 describes repair of a nonruptured aortic defect.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
35102 in Delaware
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$1673.63
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.
Vascular surgery
About 35102: Open repair of aortic defect
Open repair of a nonruptured aortic defect, such as an aneurysm, is reported when the surgeon repairs the aorta through the operative approach.
This code represents open operative repair of a defect in the aorta, such as a nonruptured aneurysm. A vascular surgeon typically performs the procedure in a hospital operating room, repairing the diseased or damaged arterial segment directly or reconstructing it as needed. The operative report should identify the aorta as the treated vessel, describe the defect and repair performed, and support that the condition was not a rupture when selecting this code.
Report the code for the aortic repair itself, with documentation establishing the site and nature of the defect. CMS assigns a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 indicates a bilateral procedure and is paid at 150% when applicable. Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 35102
- 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 procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- 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 RVU35.62 · 70%
- Practice expense (office) RVU6.23 · 12%
- Malpractice RVU9.07 · 18%
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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.
35102 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Delaware, from the same CMS release.
This is a related arterial-defect repair code for a different vessel site; 35102 identifies the aorta.
This code addresses an abdominal arterial site rather than the aorta specified by 35102.
The same code, a different location
How does Delaware compare?
35102 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Delaware · This locality
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Other payment areas listed in Delaware 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
Alabama
Alabama · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1543.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1524.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1650.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Bakersfield
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1624.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Chico
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1600.41
No comparable office rate is available.
El Centro
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1601.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Fresno
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1600.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Hanford-Corcoran
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1600.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Madera
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1600.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1600.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1600.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1692.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1657.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1600.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1600.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1697.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1636.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1630.17
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1638.50
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1735.22
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1724.92
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1783.05
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1740.94
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1609.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1629.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1628.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1643.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1600.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1678.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1600.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1600.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1662.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1804.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1948.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1844.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1768.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1736.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1601.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1500.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1524.47
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1991.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1853.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1948.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1529.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1530.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1651.93
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1729.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1664.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1756.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1669.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1806.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1690.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1569.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1587.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1901.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1721.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1493.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1681.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1691.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1664.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1592.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1700.17
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1577.47
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1520.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1496.32
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1671.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1829.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1796.89
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1744.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1650.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2075.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1837.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1948.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1600.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1685.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1610.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1665.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1609.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1789.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1667.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1698.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1697.53
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1639.52
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1499.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1541.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1680.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1660.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1641.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1667.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1669.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1656.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1822.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1660.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1657.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1608.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1698.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1549.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1654.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1752.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1482.40
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1804.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 35102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1622.01
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
35102 · 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?
Delaware is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 79 cities and communities in Delaware, including the examples shown here.
Some communities span more than one payment area. Follow a city link to compare all of its mapped areas, or check the service-location ZIP above for an address-level starting point.
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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?
Turn a percentage into dollars for 35102 in Delaware. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1840.99
$1673.63 × 110% = $1840.99
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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 35102 in Delaware.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
4,267
- Code
- 35102
- Physician work
- 35.62
- Practice expense
- 6.23
- Malpractice
- 9.07
GPCI2026.csv
40
- Locality
- Delaware
- Physician work
- 1.005
- Practice expense
- 0.988
- Malpractice
- 0.899
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 35.62 | × 1.005 | 35.7981 |
| Practice expense | 6.23 | × 0.988 | 6.1552 |
| Malpractice | 9.07 | × 0.899 | 8.1539 |
| Total RVUs | 50.1073 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Delaware$1673.63
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 35.62 | 1.005 |
| Practice expense | 6.23 | 0.988 |
| Malpractice | 9.07 | 0.899 |
(35.62 × 1.005 + 6.23 × 0.988 + 9.07 × 0.899) × $33.4009 = $1673.63
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
35102 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1673.63 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1673.63 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1673.63 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1673.63 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1774.03 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1774.03 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1774.03 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1774.03 | RVU25A |
35102 billing questions
How does this code differ from 35103?
Use 35102 for a nonruptured aortic defect. Code 35103 is the corresponding aortic repair code for a rupture.
Does the global period include postoperative visits?
Yes. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
How are other procedures in the same session paid?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full; other procedures performed in the same session are subject to the standard multiple procedure reduction.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, while team surgery is not permitted.
When is modifier 50 relevant?
CMS pays a bilateral procedure reported with modifier 50 at 150%. Use the modifier only when the service was appropriately performed bilaterally.
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.
