CPT 00530: Anesthesia for Permanent Transvenous Pacemaker Insertion
Commercial payers pay $86 on average nationally for this procedure.
CPT code 00530 describes anesthesia services provided for permanent transvenous pacemaker insertion, a monitored invasive cardiovascular procedure performed by an interventional operator via a central venous approach; service type: anesthesia for cardiac device implantation; typical site of service: hospital operating room or catheterization lab.
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
National commercial rates for CPT 00530 cluster around BUCA’s mean commercial benchmark of $85.7, with individual payer medians showing meaningful variation. Blue Cross Blue Shield’s interquartile spread (P75–P25 = $95.5 − $53.7 = $41.8) sits in the mid range, while Cigna’s spread (P75–P25 = $108.1 − $67.6 = $40.5) is slightly tighter. Aetna displays a much wider interquartile spread (P75–P25 = $155.7 − $48.9 = $106.8), reflecting greater dispersion among contracted rates; UnitedHealth Group is the tightest among listed payers (P75–P25 = $81.1 − $52.0 = $29.1).
Looking at central tendencies, Cigna’s median of $84.4 and UnitedHealth Group’s median of $64.2 bracket BUCA’s mean, while Blue Cross Blue Shield’s median of $68.3 is near UnitedHealth Group. Aetna’s higher mean ($127.8) and median ($102.7) indicate upward skew relative to BUCA, Cigna, and UnitedHealth Group, contributing to its larger spread. These comparisons highlight where commercial pricing is clustered versus where it is dispersed across the major national payers.