CPT 01470: Anesthesia for Lower Leg, Ankle, and Foot Soft-Tissue Procedures
Commercial payers pay $101 on average nationally for this procedure.
CPT code 01470 describes anesthesia services provided for procedures on the nerves, muscles, tendons, and fascia of the lower leg, ankle, and foot; this code is used for regional or general anesthesia when no more specific anesthesia code applies, with the service typically performed in an operating room or procedure suite for soft-tissue or nerve-related interventions of the lower extremity.
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National Reimbursement Benchmarks
National commercial rates for CPT 01470 center around a BUCA average of $100.60, with payer-level means ranging from $68.20 to $173.30. Blue Cross Blue Shield shows a relatively tight interquartile spread (P75–P25 = $40.80), while UnitedHealth Group is similarly compact with a spread of $29.00, indicating generally consistent pricing within those networks. Cigna and BUCA have wider IQRs at $66.90 and $61.10 respectively, and Aetna exhibits the largest dispersion by far with an IQR of $140.70, signaling substantial variability in negotiated commercial rates.
Looking at medians and upper tails, Aetna’s higher P90 ($346.50) and max ($540.30) contrast with UnitedHealth Group’s more constrained upper bound ($122.70 max, P90 $95.00), highlighting distinct ceiling effects across contracts. Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna occupy middle positions on both central tendency and spread, while BUCA’s average sits near the market midpoint but with enough IQR breadth to reflect diversity in commercial arrangements.