CPT 14301 · professional fee

Tis trnfr any 30.1-60 sq cm (CPT 14301): negotiated rates by payer and state

What UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and Blue Cross Blue Shield pay for CPT 14301, from their published in-network rate files.

DermatologySnapshot Aug 2026Professional fee only

National summary

Commercial in-network, four payers combined, professional fee

Median rate

$1,155

P10 to P90: $824 to $2,379

vs Medicare

103%

non-facility rate $1,120.27

Payer spread

1.42×

UHC $1,333 vs Aetna $939

State spread

3.2×

AK $2,778 to FL $860

4,276 sampled providers5,625 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 14301 in the files analyzed, at $1,333, 42% above Aetna ($939), the lowest of the 4 payers shown.

The state spread is 3.2×: Alaska has the highest median at $2,778 and Florida the lowest at $860, a gap larger than the gap between the highest and lowest payer.

Commercial rates run 103% of the Medicare non-facility rate ($1,120.27), which ranks 191st of 228 tracked codes by commercial-to-Medicare ratio.

Rates are tightest within Aetna (interquartile range $293) and widest within UnitedHealthcare ($965).

This is a top-34 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	$1,333	$1,058	$2,023	+15%	1	3,641	119% of Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield	$1,260	$1,028	$1,622	+9%	2	3,341	112% of Medicare
Cigna	$1,139	$927	$1,572	-1%	3	3,512	102% of Medicare
Aetna	$939	$826	$1,119	-19%	4	2,604	84% of Medicare

Rate distribution

Box = P25 to P75, whiskers = P10 to P90, tick = median, dashed line = Medicare non-facility ($1,120.27)

Rates by state

Median across payers · 50 states with enough data

Rank	State	Median	vs national	Highest payer	Lowest payer	Providers
1	Alaska	$2,778	+140%	n/a	n/a	16
2	Wisconsin	$2,379	+106%	BCBS	Aetna	103
3	Nebraska	$2,004	+73%	Cigna	BCBS	48
4	South Dakota	$1,968	+70%	UHC	BCBS	37
5	Oregon	$1,825	+58%	UHC	Aetna	108
6	North Dakota	$1,802	+56%	n/a	n/a	24
7	New Hampshire	$1,776	+54%	UHC	Aetna	78
8	Georgia	$1,676	+45%	UHC	Aetna	115
9	Minnesota	$1,675	+45%	BCBS	Aetna	115
10	Massachusetts	$1,642	+42%	UHC	Aetna	116
11	Mississippi	$1,547	+34%	BCBS	UHC	55
12	Iowa	$1,530	+32%	Cigna	BCBS	63
13	Washington	$1,510	+31%	UHC	Aetna	107
14	Maine	$1,485	+29%	UHC	Aetna	40
15	Hawaii	$1,392	+20%	UHC	Cigna	41
16	Montana	$1,370	+19%	UHC	Cigna	43
17	Idaho	$1,356	+17%	BCBS	Aetna	46
18	New York	$1,260	+9%	UHC	Aetna	107
19	Illinois	$1,250	+8%	UHC	Aetna	113
20	Vermont	$1,242	+7%	UHC	BCBS	21
21	Connecticut	$1,228	+6%	UHC	Aetna	109
22	Michigan	$1,187	+3%	UHC	Aetna	108
23	Kansas	$1,175	+2%	BCBS	Aetna	73
24	Colorado	$1,175	+2%	UHC	Aetna	125
25	West Virginia	$1,140	-1%	Cigna	UHC	31
26	Rhode Island	$1,133	-2%	UHC	Aetna	48
27	Utah	$1,114	-4%	Cigna	Aetna	113
28	Ohio	$1,114	-4%	UHC	Aetna	115
29	Oklahoma	$1,111	-4%	UHC	Aetna	80
30	North Carolina	$1,100	-5%	BCBS	Aetna	125
31	Texas	$1,091	-6%	UHC	Aetna	134
32	Nevada	$1,085	-6%	UHC	Aetna	65
33	New Mexico	$1,081	-6%	UHC	Aetna	33
34	Pennsylvania	$1,081	-6%	BCBS	Aetna	117
35	Tennessee	$1,058	-8%	UHC	Cigna	123
35	Louisiana	$1,058	-8%	UHC	Cigna	129
37	California	$1,057	-9%	UHC	Aetna	98
38	Indiana	$1,045	-10%	UHC	Aetna	116
39	Missouri	$1,029	-11%	UHC	Aetna	118
40	Delaware	$1,025	-11%	UHC	Aetna	17
41	Arkansas	$1,005	-13%	UHC	Aetna	64
42	Alabama	$1,002	-13%	BCBS	Aetna	131
42	South Carolina	$1,002	-13%	BCBS	Aetna	105
44	Virginia	$997	-14%	UHC	BCBS	120
45	Kentucky	$969	-16%	UHC	Aetna	112
46	Maryland	$952	-18%	UHC	BCBS	108
47	New Jersey	$930	-19%	BCBS	Aetna	99
48	Arizona	$905	-22%	UHC	BCBS	104
49	District of Columbia	$890	-23%	UHC	BCBS	36
50	Florida	$860	-26%	UHC	Aetna	112

Frequently asked questions

Answers use this page's data

Which payer has the highest median rate for CPT 14301?

In the files we analyzed, UnitedHealthcare, at a median of $1,333 across 3,641 sampled providers. Aetna is lowest at $939, 42% lower than the highest.

How does the commercial rate compare with Medicare?

The national median is 103% of the 2026 Medicare non-facility rate of $1,120.27.

Which state has the highest median for CPT 14301?

Alaska has the highest median at $2,778; Florida has the lowest at $860.

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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