CPT 00730: Anesthesia for Upper Posterior Abdominal Wall Procedures
Commercial payers pay $73 on average nationally for this procedure.
CPT code 00730 describes anesthesia services provided for procedures on the upper posterior abdominal wall, typically performed as intraoperative anesthesia in an operating room or procedure suite setting for surgical repair or intervention on the upper posterior abdomen.
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National Reimbursement Benchmarks
National commercial rates for CPT 00730 cluster around the BUCA average commercial rate of $73.40, with individual payers showing meaningful variation. Blue Cross Blue Shield’s interquartile span ($92.00 - $51.60) yields a range of $40.40, Cigna’s IQR ($125.00 - $68.40) is $56.60, Aetna’s IQR ($84.20 - $42.00) is $42.20, and UnitedHealth Group’s IQR ($81.10 - $52.00) is $29.10 — indicating UnitedHealth Group exhibits the tightest middle dispersion while Cigna shows the widest. Across extremes and central tendencies, Cigna posts the highest mean at $96.50 and a high-end P90 of $159.20, while Aetna and UnitedHealth Group present lower medians ($50.00 and $64.00, respectively). Blue Cross Blue Shield and BUCA sit near the middle of the market, with BUCA’s mean at $73.40 reflecting a mid-market commercial benchmark.