No office rate
34710 is for delayed placement of an extension in the first vessel. Use 34709 when the extension is placed during the primary endovascular repair.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
34709 in Redding
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$269.82
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.
Endovascular repair
About 34709: Intraoperative endograft extension placement
Reports placement of an additional endograft extension during infrarenal aortic or iliac endovascular repair to extend the graft's proximal or distal coverage.
During endovascular repair of an infrarenal abdominal aortic or iliac aneurysm or other lesion, the physician may place an additional graft segment to extend the endograft's proximal or distal reach. The extension can help achieve the intended landing zone or seal. Vascular surgeons and other physicians performing endovascular aortic or iliac repair typically use this service in an operating room or endovascular suite. The code includes the associated radiological supervision and interpretation for the extension placement.
Report 34709 with an applicable primary endovascular repair, such as a tube, uniliac, bifurcated, or ilio-iliac graft procedure. The code is per vessel treated, so documentation should identify the vessel receiving an extension and the additional graft placement. CMS classifies it as an add-on code: it is billed only with a primary procedure, and payment falls within that procedure's global period. Do not report it as a stand-alone service; distinguish an extension placed during the repair from a delayed extension addressed by codes 34710 and 34711.
CMS billing rules for 34709
- Global period
- Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU6.34 · 73%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.71 · 8%
- Malpractice RVU1.59 · 18%
2.2K
Medicare services in 2024 · #2381 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.
34709 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
34711 covers each additional vessel in delayed extension placement. It is not the during-repair extension code.
No office rate
34712 describes delivery of an enhanced fixation device. Code 34709 reports placement of an endograft extension to extend graft coverage.
The same code, a different location
How does Redding compare?
34709 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 · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$269.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$269.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$269.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$283.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$278.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$269.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$286.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$275.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$274.28
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$275.26
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$289.69
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$287.89
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$297.72
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$290.34
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$270.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$273.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$273.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$275.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$269.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$280.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$269.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$269.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$310.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$370.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$358.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$337.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$372.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$262.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$259.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$280.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$281.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$305.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$283.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$331.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$314.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$300.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$296.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$269.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$254.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$258.70
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$340.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$316.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$331.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$259.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$259.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$281.44
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$294.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$283.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$296.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$282.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$306.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$286.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$266.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$268.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$324.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$293.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$251.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$285.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$287.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$283.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$271.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$288.48
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$267.82
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$257.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$253.72
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$282.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$309.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$304.39
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$297.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$279.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$352.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$311.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$329.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$271.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$286.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$274.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$281.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$272.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$303.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$283.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$288.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$287.65
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$278.82
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$253.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$261.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$284.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$282.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$278.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$282.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$283.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$280.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$310.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$282.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$281.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$272.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$288.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$262.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$279.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$294.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$250.84
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$308.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 34709
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$274.78
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
34709 · 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?
Redding is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 34709 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$296.80
$269.82 × 110% = $296.80
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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 34709 in Redding.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
4,210
- Code
- 34709
- Physician work
- 6.34
- Practice expense
- 0.71
- Malpractice
- 1.59
GPCI2026.csv
19
- Locality
- Redding
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 6.34 | × 1.017 | 6.4478 |
| Practice expense | 0.71 | × 1.096 | 0.7782 |
| Malpractice | 1.59 | × 0.536 | 0.8522 |
| Total RVUs | 8.0782 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Redding$269.82
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 6.34 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 0.71 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 1.59 | 0.536 |
(6.34 × 1.017 + 0.71 × 1.096 + 1.59 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $269.82
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
34709 · 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 | $269.82 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $269.82 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $269.82 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $269.82 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $288.83 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $288.83 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $288.83 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $288.83 | RVU25A |
34709 billing questions
When is 34709 used instead of 34710?
Use 34709 for an extension placed during the endovascular repair. Code 34710 describes delayed placement of an extension in the first vessel.
Can 34709 be billed by itself?
No. It is an add-on code and must be reported with an applicable primary endovascular repair.
What should the operative note support?
Document the primary repair, the additional extension placement, and the vessel treated. The record should make clear that the extension was placed during the repair.
How are multiple treated vessels reported?
The code is defined per vessel treated. Documentation should support each vessel for which an extension was placed.
Can the imaging guidance for the extension be billed separately?
The associated radiological supervision and interpretation for the extension placement are included in 34709.
How does CMS treat payment for this code?
CMS identifies 34709 as an add-on code billed only with a primary procedure; its payment is within that procedure's global period.
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.
4,20734706,,Evasc rpr a-biiliac rpt,A,,43.88,6.44,NA,6.44,,11.08,61.40,61.40,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,20834707,,Evasc rpr ilio-iliac ndgft,A,,21.72,4.31,NA,4.31,,5.43,31.46,31.46,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,20934708,,Evasc rpr ilio-iliac rpt,A,,35.59,4.67,NA,4.67,,9.12,49.38,49.38,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,21034709,,Plmt xtn prosth evasc rpr,A,,6.34,0.71,NA,0.71,,1.59,8.64,8.64,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,2113470F,,Ra disease activity low,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
4,21234710,,Dlyd plmt xtn prosth 1st vsl,A,,14.63,3.35,NA,3.35,,3.65,21.63,21.63,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,21334711,,Dlyd plmt xtn prosth ea addl,A,,5.85,0.60,NA,0.60,,1.46,7.91,7.91,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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
1901112,CA,61,REDDING,1.017,1.096,0.536
2001112,CA,62,RIVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO-ONTARIO,1.018,1.096,0.853
2101112,CA,63,SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE-FOLSOM,1.036,1.163,0.536
2201112,CA,64,SALINAS,1.031,1.159,0.536