CPT 01732: Anesthesia for Diagnostic Elbow Arthroscopy
Commercial payers pay $81 on average nationally for this procedure.
CPT code 01732 describes anesthesia services provided for a diagnostic arthroscopic procedure of the elbow joint, typically delivered as intraoperative anesthesia in an ambulatory surgery center or hospital operating room for a minimally invasive diagnostic elbow arthroscopy.
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National Reimbursement Benchmarks
BUCA (average commercial) centers the national commercial landscape near a mean of $81 for CPT 01732, with a middle 50% spread from about $57.8 to $103.6 (IQR ≈ $45.8). Among named national carriers, Cigna posts the highest central tendency with a mean of $105 and a median of $90.8, while Aetna and UnitedHealth Group sit lower with means of $63.2 and $68.3, respectively. Blue Cross Blue Shield’s mean of $83.2 aligns closely with BUCA’s average commercial midpoint.
Dispersion varies materially: Cigna shows the widest interquartile spread (P75–P25 ≈ $61.9), indicating more variability in commercial contract rates, followed by Blue Cross Blue Shield (IQR ≈ $44). UnitedHealth Group and BUCA are comparatively tighter (UnitedHealth IQR ≈ $29.2; BUCA IQR ≈ $45.8), while Aetna’s IQR is roughly $44.3. These IQR comparisons highlight which payers concentrate rates versus those with broader commercial variability.