CPT 13121 · professional fee

Cmplx rpr s/a/l 2.6-7.5 cm (CPT 13121): negotiated rates by payer and state

What UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and Blue Cross Blue Shield pay for CPT 13121, from their published in-network rate files.

DermatologySnapshot Aug 2026Professional fee only

National summary

Commercial in-network, four payers combined, professional fee

Median rate

$398

P10 to P90: $251 to $845

vs Medicare

95%

non-facility rate $417.85

Payer spread

1.70×

UHC $510 vs Aetna $300

State spread

3.7×

AK $1,037 to AZ $277

4,282 sampled providers5,601 TINs51 statesSample-based · how this is calculated

What the data shows

Generated from this code's own numbers

UnitedHealthcare has the highest median for CPT 13121 in the files analyzed, at $510, 70% above Aetna ($300), the lowest of the 4 payers shown.

The state spread is 3.7×: Alaska has the highest median at $1,037 and Arizona the lowest at $277, a gap larger than the gap between the highest and lowest payer.

Commercial rates run 95% of the Medicare non-facility rate ($417.85), which ranks 204th of 228 tracked codes by commercial-to-Medicare ratio.

Rates are tightest within Aetna (interquartile range $123) and widest within UnitedHealthcare ($382).

This is a top-16 code for dermatology by Medicare allowed dollars, so it carries real revenue weight for that specialty.

Rates by payer

Median of per-provider median rates, with interquartile range

Payer	Median	P25	P75	vs national	Rank	Providers	Position
UnitedHealthcare	$510	$414	$796	+28%	1	3,645	122% of Medicare
Cigna	$391	$300	$556	-2%	2	3,534	94% of Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield	$389	$311	$517	-2%	3	3,311	93% of Medicare
Aetna	$300	$248	$370	-24%	4	2,948	72% of Medicare

Rate distribution

Box = P25 to P75, whiskers = P10 to P90, tick = median, dashed line = Medicare non-facility ($417.85)

Rates by state

Median across payers · 50 states with enough data

Rank	State	Median	vs national	Highest payer	Lowest payer	Providers
1	Alaska	$1,037	+161%	n/a	n/a	16
2	Wisconsin	$844	+112%	UHC	Aetna	103
3	South Dakota	$612	+54%	UHC	BCBS	37
3	Nebraska	$612	+54%	UHC	BCBS	48
5	Oregon	$600	+51%	UHC	Aetna	108
6	New Hampshire	$598	+50%	UHC	Aetna	78
7	Minnesota	$596	+50%	BCBS	Aetna	116
8	Washington	$583	+47%	UHC	Aetna	107
9	Massachusetts	$576	+45%	UHC	Aetna	116
10	Hawaii	$552	+39%	UHC	Cigna	41
11	Maine	$538	+35%	UHC	Aetna	41
12	Iowa	$535	+34%	Cigna	Aetna	63
13	Georgia	$521	+31%	UHC	Aetna	116
14	North Dakota	$505	+27%	n/a	n/a	24
15	Mississippi	$488	+23%	BCBS	Cigna	55
16	Vermont	$445	+12%	UHC	BCBS	21
17	Rhode Island	$442	+11%	UHC	Aetna	48
18	West Virginia	$440	+11%	Cigna	UHC	31
19	New York	$434	+9%	UHC	Aetna	107
20	Connecticut	$424	+7%	UHC	Aetna	109
21	Idaho	$411	+3%	UHC	Aetna	46
22	Arkansas	$407	+2%	UHC	Aetna	65
23	Illinois	$405	+2%	UHC	BCBS	113
24	Montana	$404	+2%	UHC	BCBS	43
25	North Carolina	$397	-0%	UHC	Aetna	125
26	Utah	$395	-1%	UHC	BCBS	113
27	Pennsylvania	$395	-1%	UHC	Aetna	112
28	Nevada	$392	-1%	UHC	Aetna	65
29	Colorado	$389	-2%	UHC	Aetna	125
30	Missouri	$387	-3%	UHC	Aetna	118
31	Kansas	$386	-3%	UHC	Aetna	73
32	Ohio	$379	-5%	UHC	Aetna	115
33	Louisiana	$375	-6%	UHC	Aetna	130
34	Tennessee	$374	-6%	UHC	Cigna	123
35	California	$370	-7%	UHC	BCBS	98
36	New Mexico	$369	-7%	UHC	Aetna	33
37	Texas	$359	-10%	UHC	Aetna	134
38	Michigan	$356	-10%	UHC	Aetna	108
39	Kentucky	$355	-11%	UHC	Aetna	112
40	South Carolina	$348	-12%	BCBS	Aetna	107
41	Delaware	$341	-14%	UHC	Aetna	18
42	Oklahoma	$339	-15%	UHC	Aetna	80
43	Indiana	$336	-16%	UHC	Aetna	116
44	New Jersey	$331	-17%	UHC	Aetna	99
45	Virginia	$327	-18%	UHC	Cigna	121
46	District of Columbia	$311	-22%	UHC	Aetna	36
46	Maryland	$311	-22%	UHC	BCBS	108
48	Florida	$298	-25%	UHC	Cigna	114
49	Alabama	$291	-27%	UHC	Aetna	131
50	Arizona	$277	-30%	UHC	BCBS	104

Frequently asked questions

Answers use this page's data

Which payer has the highest median rate for CPT 13121?

In the files we analyzed, UnitedHealthcare, at a median of $510 across 3,645 sampled providers. Aetna is lowest at $300, 70% lower than the highest.

How does the commercial rate compare with Medicare?

The national median is 95% of the 2026 Medicare non-facility rate of $417.85.

Which state has the highest median for CPT 13121?

Alaska has the highest median at $1,037; Arizona has the lowest at $277.

Is this the surgeon, physician or facility payment?

These are professional (physician) fees only. Facility, device and implant payments are priced separately and are not included.

How current is this data?

It is the August 2026 snapshot of each payer's in-network rate file. Sources and filters are listed in the methodology below.

Methodology

How these numbers are calculated

Source: in-network negotiated-rate files published under the federal Transparency in Coverage rule, August 2026 snapshot: UnitedHealthcare Choice plans (74 files); Aetna commercial plans (70 files); Cigna national PPO (1 files); BCBS licensees' own-network files (5,387 files). Payer comparisons describe these files, not each payer's entire book of business.
Sample: rates come from a random sample of up to 150 providers per state and specialty. Counts on this page are sampled providers and TINs, not totals.
Which providers count: only providers in a specialty relevant to the code, because a rate in a payer file attaches to a provider group and is listed under every provider in that group.
Filters: fee-for-service, professional billing class, no modifier, negotiated or fee-schedule dollar rates. Rates outside 1% to 1,000% of the Medicare rate are excluded.
Statistic: one median rate per provider, then percentiles across providers. A cell is shown only with at least 15 sampled providers and 4 TINs.
Medicare benchmark: CY2026 national physician fee schedule, non-QPP conversion factor, unadjusted for locality. Where the non-facility rate is more than twice the facility rate (office rates that include device or supply cost), the facility rate is used so comparisons are like for like.

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