CPT 01922: Anesthesia for Non‑Invasive Imaging or Radiation Therapy
CPT code 01922 represents anesthesia services delivered during non–invasive imaging or radiation therapy procedures. It identifies encounters where an anesthesia professional provides peri-procedural anesthesia management to facilitate imaging or radiation treatments that do not involve invasive surgical techniques. Nationally, accurate use of this code supports appropriate clinical documentation, claims adjudication, and resource tracking for anesthesiology and radiation oncology services.
Key payers in typical analyses include Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna Health, UnitedHealthcare, and Medicare. Readers will find a concise overview of clinical context for use of CPT code 01922, common coding relationships, and comparisons to related anesthesia codes used for diagnostic imaging and therapeutic radiology. The publication summarizes typical sites of service and clinical scenarios prompting anesthesia for imaging or radiation therapy, and it highlights common billing considerations and coding relationships to nearby anesthesia codes for imaging and radiation services.
This summary is written for a national audience and focuses on code definition, clinical setting, payer coverage scope, and practical coding context for anesthesia professionals and revenue cycle stakeholders.
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Billing Code Overview
CPT code 01922 describes anesthesia services provided for patients undergoing non–invasive imaging or radiation therapy. The service typically involves administration and management of anesthesia during imaging or radiation sessions that do not require invasive surgical intervention.
Service type: Anesthesia for non-invasive imaging or radiation therapy
Typical site of service: Imaging centers or radiation oncology suites where diagnostic imaging or therapeutic radiation is delivered
National Reimbursement Benchmarks
National commercial rates for CPT 01922 cluster around BUCA’s average commercial rate of $78.80, with notable variation among major payers. Blue Cross Blue Shield’s interquartile spread (P75–P25) is $34.80, UnitedHealth Group’s spread is $29.60, Cigna’s spread is $54.30, and Aetna’s spread is $71.70; BUCA’s interquartile spread is $35.20. Aetna shows the widest dispersion by this measure, indicating the broadest range of mid‑market contract rates, while UnitedHealth Group displays the tightest interquartile band among the listed payers.
Beyond dispersion, the upper tails differ: Aetna and Cigna reach higher P90 levels ($214.10 and $151.60 respectively) than UnitedHealth Group ($95.00) and Blue Cross Blue Shield ($111.20), suggesting higher ceiling rates are achievable with Aetna and Cigna. BUCA’s mean of $78.80 sits centrally relative to the payer mix, reflecting an average commercial benchmark around which individual payer contracts vary.