No office rate
Both describe unilateral iliac branch endoprosthesis repair. Choose 34717 when the work accompanies a primary aortoiliac or iliac endograft repair; 34718 applies when it is not associated with an aortoiliac endograft.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
34717 Iliac branch repair Medicare reimbursement rates in Utah
Reports unilateral placement of an iliac branch endoprosthesis to preserve internal iliac artery flow during an associated endovascular aortoiliac or iliac repair. Compare 34717 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Utah.
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 34717 in Utah?
Utah 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
$387.49
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Utah
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 34717: Iliac branch endograft with aortoiliac repair
Reports unilateral placement of an iliac branch endoprosthesis to preserve internal iliac artery flow during an associated endovascular aortoiliac or iliac repair.
This add-on describes placement of an iliac branch endoprosthesis on one side during endovascular repair involving an aortoiliac or iliac endograft. The branch device extends treatment into the internal iliac artery while maintaining a pathway to the external iliac artery. Vascular surgeons typically perform the work in an operating room or endovascular suite to treat iliac aneurysmal disease while preserving pelvic circulation. The code includes the associated catheterization, vascular access, imaging guidance, and radiological supervision and interpretation specified for the branch-device work.
Report 34717 with the qualifying primary endovascular repair, such as an aorto-uni-iliac, aorto-bi-iliac, or iliac-iliac endograft procedure. The operative report should identify the treated side, the branch endoprosthesis, its extension into the internal and external iliac arteries, and the associated primary repair. CMS classifies this as an add-on code: it is billed only with a primary procedure, and payment falls within that procedure’s global period.
CMS billing rules for 34717
- 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 RVU8.78 · 74%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.89 · 7%
- Malpractice RVU2.21 · 19%
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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.
34717 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Utah, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
34707 describes an iliac-iliac endograft repair. Add 34717 only when a unilateral iliac branch endoprosthesis is also placed as part of the qualifying primary repair.
No office rate
34705 reports the primary aorto-bi-iliac endograft repair. Use 34717 as an add-on when that repair also includes unilateral iliac branch endoprosthesis placement.
Compare 34717 by payment locality
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1 of 1 payment localities
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Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$387.49
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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 34717 in Utah.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
4,219
- Code
- 34717
- Physician work
- 8.78
- Practice expense
- 0.89
- Malpractice
- 2.21
GPCI2026.csv
104
- Locality
- Utah
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.940
- Malpractice
- 0.898
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 8.78 | × 1.000 | 8.7800 |
| Practice expense | 0.89 | × 0.940 | 0.8366 |
| Malpractice | 2.21 | × 0.898 | 1.9846 |
| Total RVUs | 11.6012 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Utah$387.49
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 8.78 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.89 | 0.94 |
| Malpractice | 2.21 | 0.898 |
(8.78 × 1 + 0.89 × 0.94 + 2.21 × 0.898) × $33.4009 = $387.49
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.
34717 billing questions
When should 34717 be chosen instead of 34718?
Use 34717 for unilateral iliac branch endoprosthesis placement associated with a primary aortoiliac or iliac endograft repair. Code 34718 is for the branch-device repair when it is not associated with placement of an aortoiliac endograft.
Can 34717 be billed by itself?
No. It is an add-on code and must be reported with the qualifying primary endovascular repair.
Are access, catheterization, and imaging reported separately?
The work associated with the iliac branch device—including its specified access, catheterization, imaging guidance, and radiological supervision and interpretation—is included in 34717.
What should the operative report document?
Document the side treated, the branch endoprosthesis placement and its internal and external iliac extensions, and the associated primary endograft repair.
How does the global-period payment work?
CMS treats 34717 as an add-on paid within the primary procedure’s global period; it is not billed as a standalone service.
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.
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