CPT 01650: Anesthesia for Arteries of Shoulder and Axilla
Commercial payers pay $69 on average nationally for this procedure.
CPT code 01650 describes anesthesia for procedures on the arteries of the shoulder and axilla, representing anesthesia services provided during vascular surgery targeting the shoulder/axillary arterial region; service type: anesthesia; typical site of service: operating room or procedure suite for vascular surgery on the shoulder/axilla.
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National Reimbursement Benchmarks
National commercial reimbursement for CPT 01650 centers around BUCA’s average commercial benchmark of $68.90, with substantial variation across major payers. Blue Cross Blue Shield has a wide spread between its 25th and 75th percentiles ($79.50 - $43.30 = $36.20), while Cigna’s interquartile range is the largest at ($123.20 - $68.00 = $55.20), indicating the broadest dispersion among major carriers. UnitedHealth Group is relatively tighter with a P75–P25 range of ($80.90 - $51.60 = $29.30), and Aetna’s spread sits at ($75.20 - $42.00 = $33.20), placing it between UnitedHealth Group and Blue Cross Blue Shield in variability.
In level terms, Cigna posts the highest central tendency with a mean of $95.30 and median of $86.00, while Blue Cross Blue Shield and Aetna have lower medians ($54.70 and $48.00, respectively) and wider tails as reflected by their max/min values. UnitedHealth Group’s median of $63.80 and BUCA’s average at $68.90 align closely, suggesting cluster around the mid-$60s for several payers despite Cigna’s higher-center and larger dispersion.