CPT 00906: Anesthesia for Vulvectomy
Commercial payers pay $81 on average nationally for this procedure.
CPT code 00906 describes anesthesia services provided for a patient undergoing vulvectomy (excision of external female genitalia), typically delivered as general or regional anesthesia in an operating room or surgical suite for a planned surgical procedure on the vulva; this code is used by anesthesiology clinicians to document the anesthesia care associated with the surgical excision.
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
BUCA (average commercial) sits near the center of the commercial distribution for CPT 00906 with a mean of $80.6 and a median of $71.5. Among named payers, Cigna posts the highest mean at $99.7 and Aetna the highest single maximum at $289.5, reflecting outliers at the top end; UnitedHealth Group has the lowest mean at $68.0. Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) and Aetna show comparable medians around $67.5–$74.3, while Cigna’s median of $88 signals generally higher common payments.
Examining dispersion (P75 minus P25) highlights variability differences: Aetna’s interquartile range is $63.9 ($113.4 − $45.0), Cigna’s is $61.7 ($131.7 − $70.0), BCBS is $40.7 ($97.4 − $53.7), UnitedHealth Group is $31.4 ($81.4 − $52.0), and BUCA’s IQR is $48.3 ($103.1 − $54.7). Thus Aetna and Cigna are the widest, while UnitedHealth Group is the tightest in the middle 50% of commercial rates.