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CPT 00567: Anesthesia for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft with Pump Oxygenator
CPT code 00567 denotes anesthesia services for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures performed with a pump oxygenator (cardiopulmonary bypass). Nationally, this code identifies high-acuity intraoperative anesthetic care for open-heart surgery and factors into hospital billing, payer coverage decisions, and utilization monitoring for cardiac surgical services. The code is relevant to specialty anesthesiology and cardiovascular surgery workflows and is used in claims for complex inpatient operative care.
Key payers included in this analysis are Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna Health, UnitedHealthcare, and Medicare. Readers will find a clinical and billing-focused overview of the code, comparisons to closely related anesthesia codes for coronary bypass procedures, and context on typical site-of-service and service type. The publication outlines how 00567 differs from similar codes that describe CABG anesthesia without cardiopulmonary bypass or for other major cardiac operations.
This summary equips clinicians, billing professionals, and policy analysts with a concise understanding of the code’s clinical setting, typical use cases, and where it sits in the spectrum of cardiac anesthesia codes. Data not available in the input is noted where applicable.
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Billing Code Overview
CPT code 00567 describes anesthesia services provided for a patient undergoing a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure that requires a pump oxygenator to assume the function of the heart and lungs. This represents anesthetic management during an open cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass.
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Service type: Intraoperative anesthesia for cardiac surgery (coronary artery bypass graft with pump oxygenator)
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Typical site of service: Hospital operating room, cardiac surgery suite (inpatient surgical setting)
National Reimbursement Benchmarks
National commercial reimbursements for CPT 00567 cluster around the BUCA average commercial rate of $80.40, with substantial variation among major payers. Blue Cross Blue Shield centers more tightly around its interquartile range (P25–P75) from $44.00 to $83.09, a spread of $39.09, while Cigna displays a wider central spread from $67.50 to $120.00, a range of $52.50. Aetna shows the largest central dispersion, P25 to P75 from $48.00 to $207.10, a range of $159.10, indicating much greater variability in negotiated commercial rates.
UnitedHealth Group’s IQR is $52.00–$80.80, a spread of $28.80, making it the tightest among the listed payers, and suggesting more consistency around its median. Blue Cross Blue Shield and UnitedHealth Group are comparatively stable; Cigna is moderately dispersed; and Aetna is the most variable, which may reflect diverse contract structures or regional pricing differences across commercial agreements.