CPT 17111 · professional fee

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What UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and Blue Cross Blue Shield pay for CPT 17111, from their published in-network rate files.

DermatologySnapshot Aug 2026Professional fee only

National summary

Commercial in-network, four payers combined, professional fee

Median rate

$120

P10 to P90: $78 to $253

vs Medicare

92%

non-facility rate $129.93

Payer spread

1.65×

UHC $155 vs Aetna $94

State spread

4.0×

AK $324 to AL $80

4,290 sampled providers5,657 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 17111 in the files analyzed, at $155, 65% above Aetna ($94), the lowest of the 4 payers shown.

The state spread is 4.0×: Alaska has the highest median at $324 and Alabama the lowest at $80, a gap larger than the gap between the highest and lowest payer.

Commercial rates run 92% of the Medicare non-facility rate ($129.93), which ranks 211th of 228 tracked codes by commercial-to-Medicare ratio.

Rates are tightest within Aetna (interquartile range $36) and widest within UnitedHealthcare ($116).

This is a top-32 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	$155	$126	$242	+29%	1	3,645	119% of Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield	$117	$93	$159	-3%	2	3,348	90% of Medicare
Cigna	$112	$87	$165	-7%	3	3,531	86% of Medicare
Aetna	$94	$80	$116	-22%	4	3,041	72% of Medicare

Rate distribution

Box = P25 to P75, whiskers = P10 to P90, tick = median, dashed line = Medicare non-facility ($129.93)

Rates by state

Median across payers · 50 states with enough data

Rank	State	Median	vs national	Highest payer	Lowest payer	Providers
1	Alaska	$324	+169%	Aetna	BCBS	16
2	Wisconsin	$226	+88%	UHC	Aetna	103
3	North Dakota	$196	+63%	n/a	n/a	24
4	South Dakota	$193	+61%	UHC	BCBS	37
4	Nebraska	$193	+61%	UHC	BCBS	48
6	Oregon	$191	+59%	UHC	Aetna	108
7	Minnesota	$185	+54%	BCBS	Aetna	116
8	Massachusetts	$185	+54%	UHC	Aetna	116
9	Washington	$182	+51%	UHC	Aetna	107
10	New Hampshire	$180	+49%	UHC	Aetna	78
11	Hawaii	$177	+47%	UHC	Cigna	41
12	Iowa	$176	+46%	Cigna	Aetna	63
13	Maine	$173	+44%	UHC	Aetna	41
14	Georgia	$161	+34%	UHC	Aetna	116
15	Mississippi	$158	+31%	BCBS	Cigna	55
16	Montana	$132	+10%	UHC	BCBS	43
17	Connecticut	$131	+9%	UHC	Aetna	109
18	Vermont	$131	+9%	UHC	BCBS	21
19	Idaho	$128	+7%	UHC	Aetna	46
20	Illinois	$128	+6%	UHC	Cigna	113
21	Rhode Island	$127	+6%	UHC	Aetna	48
22	Pennsylvania	$125	+4%	UHC	Aetna	119
23	Colorado	$123	+2%	UHC	Aetna	125
24	West Virginia	$121	+1%	Cigna	UHC	31
25	North Carolina	$120	+0%	BCBS	Aetna	125
26	Nevada	$120	-0%	UHC	Aetna	65
27	Utah	$119	-1%	UHC	Aetna	113
28	Kansas	$117	-3%	UHC	Aetna	73
29	New York	$117	-3%	UHC	Aetna	107
30	Texas	$116	-3%	UHC	Aetna	134
31	Ohio	$116	-4%	UHC	Aetna	115
32	Tennessee	$114	-5%	UHC	Cigna	123
33	New Mexico	$113	-6%	UHC	Aetna	34
34	Missouri	$112	-7%	UHC	Aetna	118
35	California	$111	-7%	UHC	Aetna	98
36	Louisiana	$110	-9%	UHC	Cigna	130
37	Oklahoma	$105	-13%	UHC	Aetna	80
38	South Carolina	$104	-13%	BCBS	Aetna	107
39	Arkansas	$103	-14%	UHC	Aetna	65
40	New Jersey	$102	-15%	UHC	Aetna	99
41	Virginia	$101	-16%	UHC	BCBS	121
42	Kentucky	$98	-18%	UHC	Aetna	112
43	Delaware	$96	-20%	UHC	Aetna	18
44	Maryland	$95	-21%	UHC	Aetna	109
45	Michigan	$95	-21%	UHC	BCBS	108
46	Indiana	$94	-22%	UHC	Aetna	116
47	Florida	$90	-25%	UHC	Aetna	114
48	District of Columbia	$88	-26%	UHC	Cigna	35
49	Arizona	$84	-30%	UHC	BCBS	104
50	Alabama	$80	-33%	UHC	BCBS	131

Frequently asked questions

Answers use this page's data

Which payer has the highest median rate for CPT 17111?

In the files we analyzed, UnitedHealthcare, at a median of $155 across 3,645 sampled providers. Aetna is lowest at $94, 65% lower than the highest.

How does the commercial rate compare with Medicare?

The national median is 92% of the 2026 Medicare non-facility rate of $129.93.

Which state has the highest median for CPT 17111?

Alaska has the highest median at $324; Alabama has the lowest at $80.

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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