No office rate
Choose 35701 for a neck artery. Use 35702 when the explored artery is in the upper extremity and no repair is performed.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
35701 in Merced
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$376.65
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 35701: Neck artery surgical exploration
Reports open surgical exploration of a neck artery when the surgeon investigates the vessel but does not perform a surgical repair.
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.
CMS billing rules for 35701
- 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 RVU7.31 · 64%
- Practice expense (office) RVU2.87 · 25%
- Malpractice RVU1.30 · 11%
679
Medicare services in 2024 · #3291 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.
35701 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Merced, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Choose 35701 for a neck artery. Use 35703 for exploration of a lower-extremity artery without repair.
No office rate
35701 describes exploration without repair; 35201 describes direct repair of a blood vessel in the neck.
No office rate
35701 is for exploration without definitive treatment. Use 35301 when the surgeon performs carotid endarterectomy.
The same code, a different location
How does Merced compare?
35701 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
Madera
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$376.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$376.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$407.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$391.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$376.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$376.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$390.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$387.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$386.11
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$389.67
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$422.45
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$420.97
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$432.52
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$426.49
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$380.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$389.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$386.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$392.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$376.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$405.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$376.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$376.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$418.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$453.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$441.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$440.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$492.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$352.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$348.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$374.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$383.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$404.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$379.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$419.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$401.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$394.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$381.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$378.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$349.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$352.89
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$419.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$399.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$421.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$354.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$352.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$369.11
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$383.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$370.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$407.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$383.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$404.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$383.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$359.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$366.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$409.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$380.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$355.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$376.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$378.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$369.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$358.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$383.36
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$361.34
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$357.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$349.05
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$381.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$417.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$406.24
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$384.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$376.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$454.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$412.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$435.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$365.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$375.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$363.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$386.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$370.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$400.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$373.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$383.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$386.56
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$369.64
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$354.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$354.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$384.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$371.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$374.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$379.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$378.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$377.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$401.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$374.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$373.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$369.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$383.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$361.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$381.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$409.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$349.37
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$389.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 35701
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$372.15
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
35701 · 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?
Merced is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 24 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 35701 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$414.32
$376.65 × 110% = $414.32
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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 35701 in Merced.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
4,409
- Code
- 35701
- Physician work
- 7.31
- Practice expense
- 2.87
- Malpractice
- 1.30
GPCI2026.csv
15
- Locality
- Merced
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 7.31 | × 1.017 | 7.4343 |
| Practice expense | 2.87 | × 1.096 | 3.1455 |
| Malpractice | 1.30 | × 0.536 | 0.6968 |
| Total RVUs | 11.2766 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Merced$376.65
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 7.31 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 2.87 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 1.3 | 0.536 |
(7.31 × 1.017 + 2.87 × 1.096 + 1.3 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $376.65
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
35701 · 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 | $376.65 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $376.65 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $376.65 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $376.65 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $421.23 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $421.23 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $421.23 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $421.23 | RVU25A |
35701 billing questions
When should 35701 be chosen over 35702 or 35703?
Use 35701 for exploration of a neck artery. Codes 35702 and 35703 describe exploration of an upper-extremity artery and a lower-extremity artery, respectively.
Can 35701 be reported with an arterial repair performed during the exploration?
When the surgeon performs a definitive arterial repair, report the code for that treatment rather than separately reporting the exploratory service.
How is bilateral neck artery exploration reported?
Report bilateral exploration with modifier 50. CMS prices the bilateral service at 150%.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; team surgery is not permitted.
What documentation supports 35701?
Document the neck artery explored, the clinical reason for exploration, operative findings, and that no surgical repair or other definitive arterial procedure was performed.
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.
4,40635695,,Art trnsposj carotid subclav,A,,19.56,3.44,NA,3.44,,4.98,27.98,27.98,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,40735697,,Reimplant artery each,A,,2.93,0.29,NA,0.29,,0.73,3.95,3.95,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,40835700,,Reoperation bypass graft,A,,3.00,0.31,NA,0.31,,0.78,4.09,4.09,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,40935701,,Expl n/flwd surg neck art,A,,7.31,2.87,NA,2.87,,1.30,11.48,11.48,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,41035702,,Expl n/flwd surg uxtr art,A,,6.94,2.55,NA,2.55,,1.65,11.14,11.14,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,41135703,,Expl n/flwd surg lxtr art,A,,7.31,2.30,NA,2.30,,1.76,11.37,11.37,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,4123570F,,Rprt bone scint xref w xray,I,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1201112,CA,57,HANFORD-CORCORAN,1.017,1.096,0.536
1301182,CA,18,LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-ANAHEIM (LOS ANGELES/ORANGE CNTY),1.041,1.183,0.664
1401112,CA,58,MADERA,1.017,1.096,0.536
1501112,CA,59,MERCED,1.017,1.096,0.536
1601112,CA,60,MODESTO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1701112,CA,51,NAPA,1.063,1.318,0.508
1801182,CA,17,OXNARD-THOUSAND OAKS-VENTURA,1.028,1.182,0.623