CPT 00539: Anesthesia for Tracheobronchial Reconstruction
Commercial payers pay $69 on average nationally for this procedure.
CPT code 00539 describes anesthesia services provided for tracheobronchial reconstruction, a surgical procedure to repair injuries or congenital malformations of the trachea and bronchi; service type: general anesthesia for thoracic reconstructive airway surgery; typical site of service: operating room in an acute care hospital or specialized thoracic surgical center.
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
Across national commercial payers, the BUCA average commercial rate of $69.20 sits near the center of the payer mix for CPT 00539, with Cigna and UnitedHealth Group showing higher central tendencies (Cigna median $85.70; UnitedHealth Group median $67.90) and Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield presenting lower medians ($48.00 and $58.00, respectively). Cigna posts the highest mean at $92.20 while Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield report lower means of $57.60 and $62.60; note that BUCA’s single mean value is intended as an overall commercial benchmark rather than a distributional summary.
Dispersion measured as P75 minus P25 highlights variability by payer: Aetna’s IQR is $29.40 (P75 $70.59 − P25 $42.00), Blue Cross Blue Shield’s IQR is $44.10 (P75 $82.80 − P25 $43.70), BUCA’s IQR is $40.10 (P75 $89.90 − P25 $48.80), Cigna’s IQR is $53.40 (P75 $120.00 − P25 $67.60), and UnitedHealth Group’s IQR is $48.00 (P75 $100.00 − P25 $52.00). Cigna shows the widest interquartile spread and Aetna the tightest, indicating the most and least central rate concentration, respectively.