CPT 01924: Anesthesia for Therapeutic Arterial Interventional Radiology
Commercial payers pay $93 on average nationally for this procedure.
CPT code 01924 describes anesthesia services provided for therapeutic interventional radiology procedures involving the arterial system; this represents intraoperative anesthesia care for endovascular or arterial interventions. The service type is anesthesia for therapeutic interventional radiological arterial procedures, and the typical site of service is an interventional radiology suite or hospital angiography/operating room where endovascular arterial therapy is performed.
For related coverage guidance, see recent payer policy updates: Intravenous Anesthetics for the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Psychiatric or Substance Use Disorders, Intravenous Anesthetics for the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Psychiatric or Substance Use Disorders, Intravenous Anesthetics for the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Psychiatric or Substance Use Disorders.
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National Reimbursement Benchmarks
BUCA (average commercial) sits near the center of the national distribution for CPT 01924 with a mean of $92.70 and an interquartile spread (P75–P25) of $52.10. Among named carriers, Aetna displays the widest dispersion: its P75–P25 spread is $117.90 ($217.90 minus $50.00), reflecting substantial variability in higher-end commercial payments. Cigna’s spread is $46.60 ($123.80 minus $79.20), while Blue Cross Blue Shield shows a tighter middle band of $38.90 ($94.20 minus $52.30). UnitedHealth Group is the tightest of the group with a spread of $28.90 ($80.90 minus $52.00).
In level terms, Aetna’s mean of $159.20 and max at $529 underscore the highest ceiling among these payers, while UnitedHealth Group’s mean of $67.40 and max of $122.70 keep that carrier toward the lower end of average reimbursements. Cigna and BUCA occupy mid-range positions with means of $104.30 and $92.70, respectively, and Blue Cross Blue Shield’s mean of $75.20 sits slightly below BUCA. These contrasts highlight meaningful differences in both central tendency and dispersion across commercial payers for CPT 01924.