No office rate
Choose 35301 when the treated vessel is the carotid, vertebral, or subclavian artery. This code is for the axillary artery.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
35302 Arterial endarterectomy Medicare reimbursement rates in Colorado
Reports open plaque removal from the axillary artery to restore flow, typically for upper-extremity arterial occlusive disease treated by vascular surgery. Compare 35302 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Colorado.
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.
What does Medicare pay for 35302 in Colorado?
Colorado has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
No supported rate
Facility setting
$990.91
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Colorado
One mapped payment locality.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Vascular surgery
About 35302: Axillary artery endarterectomy
Reports open plaque removal from the axillary artery to restore flow, typically for upper-extremity arterial occlusive disease treated by vascular surgery.
A vascular surgeon uses this code for an open operation that removes obstructive plaque from the axillary artery to improve blood flow to the upper extremity. A patch may be used to close or widen the treated artery. The procedure is generally performed in a hospital operating room for a documented axillary artery lesion, rather than for disease confined to the carotid, brachial, radial, or ulnar artery.
Report the code when the operative record identifies the axillary artery as the treated vessel and describes the plaque removal; a patch, if used, is included. The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included in the 90-day global period. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. For bilateral treatment, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 35302
- 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 RVU20.82 · 69%
- Practice expense (office) RVU4.19 · 14%
- Malpractice RVU5.30 · 17%
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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.
35302 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Colorado, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Choose 35303 for brachial artery plaque removal; this code applies when the axillary artery is treated.
No office rate
Choose 35304 for treatment of the radial or ulnar artery. This code applies to the axillary artery.
Compare 35302 by payment locality
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1 of 1 payment localities
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Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$990.91
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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 35302 in Colorado.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
4,313
- Code
- 35302
- Physician work
- 20.82
- Practice expense
- 4.19
- Malpractice
- 5.30
GPCI2026.csv
37
- Locality
- Colorado
- Physician work
- 1.012
- Practice expense
- 1.064
- Malpractice
- 0.781
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 20.82 | × 1.012 | 21.0698 |
| Practice expense | 4.19 | × 1.064 | 4.4582 |
| Malpractice | 5.30 | × 0.781 | 4.1393 |
| Total RVUs | 29.6673 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Colorado$990.91
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 20.82 | 1.012 |
| Practice expense | 4.19 | 1.064 |
| Malpractice | 5.3 | 0.781 |
(20.82 × 1.012 + 4.19 × 1.064 + 5.3 × 0.781) × $33.4009 = $990.91
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.
35302 billing questions
How do I distinguish this from 35301?
Use this code for plaque removal from the axillary artery. Code 35301 is for treatment of the carotid, vertebral, or subclavian artery.
Is patch closure separately reported?
No. A patch used as part of the axillary artery endarterectomy is included in this service.
What documentation supports this code?
The operative report should identify the axillary artery, describe the obstructive plaque and its removal, and document any patch used.
How is bilateral treatment reported?
Report modifier 50 for bilateral treatment; CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.
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.
4,31035281,,Rpr blvsl gr ot/th vn ntr-ab,A,,29.31,7.70,NA,7.70,,7.47,44.48,44.48,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,31135286,,Rpr blvsl grf oth/th vn lxtr,A,,16.76,4.18,NA,4.18,,4.26,25.20,25.20,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,31235301,,Rechanneling of artery,A,,20.63,4.72,NA,4.72,,5.36,30.71,30.71,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,31335302,,Rechanneling of artery,A,,20.82,4.19,NA,4.19,,5.30,30.31,30.31,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,31435303,,Rechanneling of artery,A,,23.01,4.48,NA,4.48,,5.85,33.34,33.34,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,31535304,,Rechanneling of artery,A,,23.99,4.45,NA,4.45,,6.16,34.60,34.60,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,31635305,,Rechanneling of artery,A,,23.01,4.09,NA,4.09,,5.86,32.96,32.96,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3401112,CA,69,VISALIA,1.017,1.096,0.536
3501112,CA,70,YUBA CITY,1.017,1.096,0.536
3601112,CA,75,REST OF CALIFORNIA,1.017,1.096,0.536
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