No office rate
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 Aortic repair Medicare reimbursement rates in Oregon
Open repair of a nonruptured aortic defect, such as an aneurysm, is reported when the surgeon repairs the aorta through the operative approach. Compare 35102 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Oregon.
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 35102 in Oregon?
Oregon has 2 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 2 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
No supported rate
Facility setting
$1609.97–$1665.35
2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.
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 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 Oregon, from the same CMS release.
Compare 35102 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
2 of 2 payment localities
Portland →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$1665.35
Rest Of Oregon →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$1609.97
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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.
4,26435082,,Repair artery rupture aorta,A,,41.04,7.09,NA,7.09,,10.41,58.54,58.54,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,26535091,,Repair defect of artery,A,,34.47,4.80,NA,4.80,,8.75,48.02,48.02,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,26635092,,Repair artery rupture aorta,A,,49.70,6.19,NA,6.19,,12.71,68.60,68.60,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,26735102,,Repair defect of artery,A,,35.62,6.23,NA,6.23,,9.07,50.92,50.92,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,26835103,,Repair artery rupture aorta,A,,42.53,5.45,NA,5.45,,10.89,58.87,58.87,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,2693510F,,Doc tb scrng-rslts interpd,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
4,27035111,,Repair defect of artery,A,,25.62,4.01,NA,4.01,,6.55,36.18,36.18,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00