CPT 00350: Anesthesia for Procedures on Major Vessels of Neck
Commercial payers pay $76 on average nationally for this procedure.
CPT code 00350 describes anesthesia services provided for procedures on the major vessels of the neck; this typically represents general or monitored anesthesia care for vascular neck operations and is performed in an operating room or procedural suite as the service site.
For related coverage guidance, see recent payer policy updates: Intravenous Anesthetics for the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Psychiatric or Substance Use Disorders, Intravenous Anesthetics for the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Psychiatric or Substance Use Disorders, Intravenous Anesthetics for the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Psychiatric or Substance Use Disorders.
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National Reimbursement Benchmarks
Commercial rates for CPT 00350 center on BUCA’s average commercial benchmark of $76.30 as a midpoint for national expectations, while individual insurers show meaningful spread. Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) and UnitedHealth Group sit below BUCA’s mean at $64.30 and $67.40 respectively, Cigna is above at $93.10, and Aetna exhibits the highest mean at $104.10. BUCA’s reported p25–p75 corridor ($51.00–$97.30) indicates a moderate interquartile band around its average commercial level.
Dispersion measured by the interquartile range (P75–P25) highlights where rates cluster: Aetna’s IQR is $88.20 ($133.70–$45.00), the widest of the group, indicating the largest middle-50% spread. Blue Cross Blue Shield is the tightest with an IQR of $38.90 ($83.00–$47.10), followed by UnitedHealth Group at $29.00 ($81.00–$52.00), Cigna at $52.20 ($119.90–$67.80), and BUCA at $46.30 ($97.30–$51.00). These comparisons show Aetna with the greatest variability and BCBS with the most compressed commercial range.