CPT 01150: Anesthesia for Radical Pelvic Tumor Procedures
Commercial payers pay $67 on average nationally for this procedure.
CPT code 01150 describes anesthesia services provided for a patient undergoing radical surgery for a pelvic tumor (excluding hindquarter amputation); this covers administration and management of anesthesia during major pelvic oncologic procedures, typically performed in an operating room setting as intraoperative general or regional anesthesia for extensive pelvic resections.
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National Reimbursement Benchmarks
National commercial rates for CPT 01150 cluster around the BUCA average commercial benchmark of $66.60, with notable variation by payer. Cigna and UnitedHealth Group sit on opposite ends of the mean spectrum, with Cigna’s mean at $93.10 and UnitedHealth Group’s mean at $67.30, while Blue Cross Blue Shield and Aetna have lower means near $59.20 and $61.80 respectively. Blue Cross Blue Shield shows the highest observed single maximum of $183.20 and Aetna’s maximum is $161.80, indicating occasional high outliers against the BUCA average.
Rate dispersion, measured as the interquartile range (P75 minus P25), is widest for Cigna at $53.20 (P75 $120.00 minus P25 $67.80) and narrowest for Blue Cross Blue Shield at $33.40 (P75 $73.80 minus P25 $41.40). UnitedHealth Group has a moderate IQR of $28.80, Aetna’s IQR is $37.20, and BUCA’s IQR is $35.80; these comparisons highlight where commercial reimbursement is most and least concentrated around typical values.