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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

35216 Vessel repair Medicare reimbursement rates in Tennessee

Report this code for direct surgical repair of a blood vessel in the chest when the repair is performed without bypass. Compare 35216 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Tennessee.

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 35216 in Tennessee?

Tennessee 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

$1735.56

1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.

Payment area: Tennessee

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.

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Vascular surgery

About 35216: Direct intrathoracic vessel repair without bypass

Report this code for direct surgical repair of a blood vessel in the chest when the repair is performed without bypass.

This service covers direct operative repair of an intrathoracic blood vessel, such as repair of a vessel injured during chest trauma or another thoracic operation. A cardiothoracic or vascular surgeon typically performs it in an operating room as part of a major procedure. The repair addresses the vessel itself without a bypass; it is distinct from repair using a vein graft or another graft method.

Select the code based on the operative site, direct repair method, and whether bypass was used. The operative report should identify the vessel and chest location and describe the repair and any bypass or graft. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including 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 other procedures at 50%. Modifier 50 identifies bilateral performance, 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 35216

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 RVU35.69 · 62%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU12.82 · 22%
  • Malpractice RVU8.60 · 15%

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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.

35216 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Tennessee, from the same CMS release.

35211

Vessel repair

Intrathoracic, with bypass

No office rate

Choose 35216 for direct intrathoracic repair without bypass; choose 35211 when bypass is used.

35246

Vessel repair

Intrathoracic, without bypass

No office rate

35216 describes direct repair without a graft, while 35246 is for intrathoracic repair using a vein graft without bypass.

35221

Vessel repair

Direct repair, intra-abdominal

No office rate

Both are direct repairs without bypass, but 35221 applies to an intra-abdominal vessel rather than an intrathoracic vessel.

Compare 35216 by payment locality

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1 of 1 payment localities

Office and facility base rates · shared scale starting at $0

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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 35216 in Tennessee.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

4,297

Code
35216
Physician work
35.69
Practice expense
12.82
Malpractice
8.60

GPCI2026.csv

95

Locality
Tennessee
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.909
Malpractice
0.537
Facility calculation for 35216 in Tennessee
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work35.69× 1.00035.6900
Practice expense12.82× 0.90911.6534
Malpractice8.60× 0.5374.6182
Total RVUs51.9616
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Facility rate, Tennessee$1735.56

Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work35.691
Practice expense12.820.909
Malpractice8.60.537

(35.69 × 1 + 12.82 × 0.909 + 8.6 × 0.537) × $33.4009 = $1735.56

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.

35216 billing questions

How is 35216 different from 35211?

Both describe direct intrathoracic vessel repair, but 35216 is for repair without bypass. Use 35211 when the repair includes bypass.

When should a vein-graft repair be considered instead?

If the surgeon repairs the intrathoracic vessel using a vein graft, compare 35246 rather than reporting the direct-repair code.

What documentation supports 35216?

The operative report should identify the vessel and intrathoracic site and describe the direct repair, including whether bypass or a graft was used.

How does CMS handle bilateral reporting?

For bilateral performance, report modifier 50; CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and 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.

RVUs for 35216PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 4,297 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for TennesseeGPCI2026.csv, line 95 (RVU26D)
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