CPT 17110 · professional fee

Destruction b9 les up to 14 (CPT 17110): negotiated rates by payer and state

What UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and Blue Cross Blue Shield pay for CPT 17110, from their published in-network rate files.

DermatologySnapshot Aug 2026Professional fee only

National summary

Commercial in-network, four payers combined, professional fee

Median rate

$101

P10 to P90: $64 to $215

vs Medicare

91%

non-facility rate $111.22

Payer spread

1.71×

UHC $132 vs Aetna $77

State spread

4.2×

AK $272 to AL $65

4,293 sampled providers5,685 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 17110 in the files analyzed, at $132, 71% above Aetna ($77), the lowest of the 4 payers shown.

The state spread is 4.2×: Alaska has the highest median at $272 and Alabama the lowest at $65, a gap larger than the gap between the highest and lowest payer.

Commercial rates run 91% of the Medicare non-facility rate ($111.22), which ranks 216th of 228 tracked codes by commercial-to-Medicare ratio.

Rates are tightest within Aetna (interquartile range $31) and widest within UnitedHealthcare ($99).

This is a top-5 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	$132	$107	$206	+30%	1	3,645	118% of Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield	$100	$77	$137	-1%	2	3,351	90% of Medicare
Cigna	$93	$71	$137	-9%	3	3,534	83% of Medicare
Aetna	$77	$65	$97	-24%	4	3,190	69% of Medicare

Rate distribution

Box = P25 to P75, whiskers = P10 to P90, tick = median, dashed line = Medicare non-facility ($111.22)

Rates by state

Median across payers · 50 states with enough data

Rank	State	Median	vs national	Highest payer	Lowest payer	Providers
1	Alaska	$272	+169%	Aetna	BCBS	16
2	Wisconsin	$206	+103%	UHC	Aetna	103
3	Oregon	$158	+56%	UHC	Aetna	108
4	South Dakota	$157	+55%	UHC	BCBS	37
4	Nebraska	$157	+55%	UHC	BCBS	48
6	Minnesota	$157	+54%	BCBS	Aetna	116
7	Washington	$155	+53%	UHC	Aetna	107
8	New Hampshire	$153	+51%	UHC	Aetna	78
9	Hawaii	$152	+50%	Cigna	UHC	41
10	Massachusetts	$152	+49%	UHC	Aetna	116
11	Maine	$148	+46%	UHC	Aetna	41
12	North Dakota	$146	+44%	n/a	n/a	24
13	Iowa	$144	+42%	Cigna	Aetna	63
14	Georgia	$135	+33%	UHC	Aetna	116
15	Mississippi	$128	+26%	BCBS	Cigna	55
16	Connecticut	$116	+14%	UHC	Aetna	109
17	Montana	$109	+7%	UHC	BCBS	43
18	Illinois	$108	+6%	UHC	Cigna	113
19	Vermont	$107	+5%	UHC	BCBS	21
20	Idaho	$106	+4%	UHC	Aetna	46
21	Pennsylvania	$105	+4%	BCBS	Aetna	119
22	Nevada	$105	+4%	UHC	Aetna	65
23	North Carolina	$101	-0%	BCBS	Aetna	125
24	Colorado	$101	-1%	UHC	Aetna	125
25	New York	$100	-1%	UHC	Aetna	107
26	California	$100	-1%	UHC	Aetna	98
27	Rhode Island	$97	-4%	UHC	Aetna	48
28	Ohio	$97	-4%	UHC	Aetna	115
29	Utah	$97	-5%	UHC	Aetna	113
30	Texas	$95	-6%	UHC	Aetna	134
31	Tennessee	$95	-6%	UHC	Cigna	123
32	Kansas	$94	-7%	UHC	Aetna	73
33	New Mexico	$94	-8%	UHC	Aetna	34
34	Missouri	$92	-9%	UHC	Aetna	118
35	Louisiana	$92	-10%	UHC	Cigna	130
36	West Virginia	$89	-13%	Cigna	Aetna	31
37	Kentucky	$86	-16%	UHC	Aetna	112
38	South Carolina	$86	-16%	BCBS	Aetna	109
39	New Jersey	$85	-16%	UHC	Aetna	99
40	Oklahoma	$85	-17%	UHC	Aetna	80
41	Arkansas	$83	-18%	UHC	Aetna	65
42	Virginia	$83	-18%	UHC	BCBS	121
43	Maryland	$81	-20%	UHC	Aetna	109
44	Michigan	$81	-20%	UHC	BCBS	108
45	Delaware	$80	-21%	UHC	Aetna	18
46	Indiana	$77	-24%	UHC	Aetna	116
47	Florida	$75	-26%	BCBS	Aetna	114
48	District of Columbia	$73	-28%	UHC	Cigna	36
49	Arizona	$69	-32%	UHC	BCBS	104
50	Alabama	$65	-36%	UHC	BCBS	131

Frequently asked questions

Answers use this page's data

Which payer has the highest median rate for CPT 17110?

In the files we analyzed, UnitedHealthcare, at a median of $132 across 3,645 sampled providers. Aetna is lowest at $77, 71% lower than the highest.

How does the commercial rate compare with Medicare?

The national median is 91% of the 2026 Medicare non-facility rate of $111.22.

Which state has the highest median for CPT 17110?

Alaska has the highest median at $272; Alabama has the lowest at $65.

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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