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 Arterial exploration Medicare reimbursement rates in Tennessee
Reports open surgical exploration of a neck artery when the surgeon investigates the vessel but does not perform a surgical repair. Compare 35701 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 35701 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
$354.62
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.
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%
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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.
35701 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Tennessee, 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.
Compare 35701 by payment locality
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1 of 1 payment localities
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Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$354.62
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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 Tennessee.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
4,409
- Code
- 35701
- Physician work
- 7.31
- Practice expense
- 2.87
- Malpractice
- 1.30
GPCI2026.csv
95
- Locality
- Tennessee
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.909
- Malpractice
- 0.537
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 7.31 | × 1.000 | 7.3100 |
| Practice expense | 2.87 | × 0.909 | 2.6088 |
| Malpractice | 1.30 | × 0.537 | 0.6981 |
| Total RVUs | 10.6169 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Tennessee$354.62
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 7.31 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 2.87 | 0.909 |
| Malpractice | 1.3 | 0.537 |
(7.31 × 1 + 2.87 × 0.909 + 1.3 × 0.537) × $33.4009 = $354.62
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.
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
9214412,RI,01,RHODE ISLAND,1.019,1.033,0.892
9311202,SC,01,SOUTH CAROLINA,1.000,0.924,0.850
9403402,SD,02,SOUTH DAKOTA**,1.000,1.000,0.336
9510312,TN,35,TENNESSEE,1.000,0.909,0.537
9604412,TX,31,AUSTIN,1.002,1.058,0.886
9704412,TX,20,BEAUMONT,1.000,0.910,0.929
9804412,TX,09,BRAZORIA,1.008,0.991,0.780