No office rate
Both use a vein patch for bypass revision; 35879 is for the femoral-popliteal territory, while 35881 is for the more distal femoral-tibial or femoral-peroneal territory.
On this page
CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
35879 in Delaware
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$827.74
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 35879: Femoral-popliteal bypass vein-patch revision
Reports operative revision of a femoral-popliteal arterial bypass using a vein patch, commonly to address narrowing at the bypass or anastomosis.
Code 35879 describes revision of a lower-extremity arterial bypass in the femoral-popliteal territory using a vein patch. The vascular surgeon revises the bypass or its junction with the artery and uses vein tissue to patch the repair, often when narrowing limits flow. The service is typically performed in an operating room for a patient with a prior femoral-popliteal bypass and a documented graft or anastomotic problem.
Select the code based on bypass territory and patch material: this code represents the femoral-popliteal territory with a vein patch, not a more distal bypass or a nonautogenous patch. The operative report should identify the bypass territory, the site and work of the revision, and use of vein for the patch; document any thrombectomy performed. This major surgery has a 90-day global period that includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons require supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 35879
- 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 RVU16.97 · 67%
- Practice expense (office) RVU3.89 · 15%
- Malpractice RVU4.32 · 17%
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Medicare services in 2024 · #4679 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.
35879 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Delaware, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Both address femoral-popliteal bypass revision, but 35879 uses a vein patch and 35883 uses a nonautogenous patch.
No office rate
35876 describes graft thrombectomy with revision. Use 35879 for the specified femoral-popliteal bypass revision using a vein patch.
The same code, a different location
How does Delaware compare?
35879 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 · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$762.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$752.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$816.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Bakersfield
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$807.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Chico
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$796.19
No comparable office rate is available.
El Centro
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$796.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Fresno
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$796.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Hanford-Corcoran
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$796.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Madera
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$796.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$796.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$796.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$847.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$826.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$796.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$796.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$842.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$815.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$812.31
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$817.42
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$870.09
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$865.19
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$893.86
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$873.80
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$801.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$813.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$811.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$820.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$796.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$840.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$796.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$796.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$824.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$892.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$959.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$907.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$873.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$854.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$798.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$742.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$754.60
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$976.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$910.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$959.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$757.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$756.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$814.35
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$852.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$820.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$873.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$827.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$893.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$836.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$776.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$786.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$935.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$848.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$743.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$829.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$835.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$819.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$785.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$840.75
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$780.24
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$755.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$741.28
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$828.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$907.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$889.66
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$859.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$817.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1025.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$909.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$964.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$791.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$830.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$794.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$827.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$797.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$884.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$822.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$840.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$840.51
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$809.52
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$745.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$762.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$833.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$819.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$812.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$825.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$825.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$819.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$898.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$820.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$818.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$796.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$840.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$768.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$820.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$872.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$735.73
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$886.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 35879
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$803.52
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
35879 · 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.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 35879 in Delaware. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$910.51
$827.74 × 110% = $910.51
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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 35879 in Delaware.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
4,422
- Code
- 35879
- Physician work
- 16.97
- Practice expense
- 3.89
- Malpractice
- 4.32
GPCI2026.csv
40
- Locality
- Delaware
- Physician work
- 1.005
- Practice expense
- 0.988
- Malpractice
- 0.899
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 16.97 | × 1.005 | 17.0548 |
| Practice expense | 3.89 | × 0.988 | 3.8433 |
| Malpractice | 4.32 | × 0.899 | 3.8837 |
| Total RVUs | 24.7819 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Delaware$827.74
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 16.97 | 1.005 |
| Practice expense | 3.89 | 0.988 |
| Malpractice | 4.32 | 0.899 |
(16.97 × 1.005 + 3.89 × 0.988 + 4.32 × 0.899) × $33.4009 = $827.74
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
35879 · 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 | $827.74 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $827.74 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $827.74 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $827.74 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $872.51 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $872.51 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $872.51 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $872.51 | RVU25A |
35879 billing questions
How does 35879 differ from 35881?
Both describe lower-extremity bypass revision with a vein patch. Choose 35879 for the femoral-popliteal territory and 35881 for the more distal femoral-tibial or femoral-peroneal territory.
When is a nonautogenous patch code more appropriate?
Use the corresponding nonautogenous-patch code when the bypass revision uses patch material other than the patient's vein. The operative report should establish the material used.
How does 35879 differ from 35876?
35879 identifies femoral-popliteal bypass revision using a vein patch. Consider 35876 when the operation is graft thrombectomy with revision rather than the vein-patch revision represented by 35879.
What should the operative report document?
Document the bypass territory, the location and extent of the revision, and use of a vein patch. Describe any thrombectomy performed so the service can be distinguished from thrombectomy with revision.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care for 90 days.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; 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.
4,41935870,,Repair vessel graft defect,A,,23.89,4.00,NA,4.00,,6.11,34.00,34.00,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,42035875,,Removal of clot in graft,A,,10.45,3.03,NA,3.03,,2.64,16.12,16.12,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,42135876,,Removal of clot in graft,A,,17.37,3.94,NA,3.94,,4.33,25.64,25.64,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,42235879,,Revise graft w/vein,A,,16.97,3.89,NA,3.89,,4.32,25.18,25.18,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,42335881,,Revise graft w/vein,A,,18.87,4.35,NA,4.35,,4.76,27.98,27.98,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,42435883,,Revj fem anast nonautog grf,A,,22.57,4.13,NA,4.13,,5.74,32.44,32.44,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,42535884,,Revj fem anast autog vn grf,A,,24.03,3.57,NA,3.57,,6.15,33.75,33.75,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3704112,CO,01,COLORADO,1.012,1.064,0.781
3813102,CT,00,CONNECTICUT,1.020,1.077,1.210
3912202,DC,01,DC + MD/VA SUBURBS,1.054,1.178,1.113
4012102,DE,01,DELAWARE,1.005,0.988,0.899
4109102,FL,03,FORT LAUDERDALE,1.000,1.013,1.808
4209102,FL,04,MIAMI,1.000,1.041,2.529
4309102,FL,99,REST OF FLORIDA,1.000,0.956,1.503