34715

ActiveAdd-on code

Opn ax/subcla art expos

34715 is an add-on code — it is only payable alongside a primary procedure: 33880, 33881, 33882, 33883, 33886, 33990, 33991, 34701, 34702, 34703, 34704, 34705, 34706, 34707, 34708, 34710, 34712, 34718, 34841, 34842, 34843, 34844, 34845, 34846, 34847, 34848.

2026 Medicare payment

Estimated allowed amounts. Pick a locality or enter a ZIP; toggle modifiers to see how the payment rules change the number.

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Modifiers

Line	Qty	Non-facility (office)	Facility (hospital/ASC)
34715Opn ax/subcla art expos	1	$269.55	$269.55

Conversion factor: Locality: national average GPCIs

RVU breakdown (national)

Relative value units before geographic adjustment. Payment = (work×GPCI_w + PE×GPCI_pe + MP×GPCI_mp) × CF

Row	Work RVU	PE RVU (office)	PE RVU (facility)	MP RVU	Total (office)
34715	5.85	0.74	0.74	1.48	8.07

Payment policy for 34715

CMS's indicator fields, translated. These control which modifiers are payable and how.

Professional/technical (PC/TC)

pctc=0

Physician service

Cannot be split into professional/technical components — modifiers 26 and TC don't apply.

Multiple procedures

mult_surg=0

No reduction

No multiple-procedure payment adjustment applies (typical for add-on codes).

Bilateral (modifier 50)

bilt_surg=1

Bilateral 150%

With modifier 50 (both sides), payment is 150% of the single-side amount.

Assistant surgeon (80/81/82)

asst_surg=2

Payable

Assistant at surgery (mod 80/81/82) is paid at 16% of the fee schedule amount.

Co-surgeons (modifier 62)

co_surg=2

Payable

Co-surgeons (mod 62) are paid 62.5% of the fee each (125% total, split).

Team surgery (modifier 66)

team_surg=0

Not permitted

Team surgery (mod 66) may not be paid for this procedure.

Source: pfs.data.cms.gov "Indicators for 2026", retrieved 2026-07-16; conversion factors $33.4009 / $33.5675 (QP) per CMS-1832-F. Estimated amounts — not billing or coding advice.