CPT 17282 · professional fee

Dstr mal ls f/e/e/n/l/m1.1-2 (CPT 17282): negotiated rates by payer and state

What UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and Blue Cross Blue Shield pay for CPT 17282, from their published in-network rate files.

DermatologySnapshot Aug 2026Professional fee only

National summary

Commercial in-network, four payers combined, professional fee

Median rate

$195

P10 to P90: $130 to $411

vs Medicare

97%

non-facility rate $200.41

Payer spread

1.64×

UHC $245 vs Aetna $149

State spread

3.8×

AK $520 to DC $138

4,276 sampled providers5,571 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 17282 in the files analyzed, at $245, 64% above Aetna ($149), the lowest of the 4 payers shown.

The state spread is 3.8×: Alaska has the highest median at $520 and District of Columbia the lowest at $138, a gap larger than the gap between the highest and lowest payer.

Commercial rates run 97% of the Medicare non-facility rate ($200.41), which ranks 199th of 228 tracked codes by commercial-to-Medicare ratio.

Rates are tightest within Aetna (interquartile range $52) and widest within UnitedHealthcare ($181).

This is a top-40 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	$245	$197	$378	+25%	1	3,645	122% of Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield	$195	$155	$261	+0%	2	3,310	98% of Medicare
Cigna	$189	$146	$270	-3%	3	3,534	94% of Medicare
Aetna	$149	$130	$182	-24%	4	2,486	74% of Medicare

Rate distribution

Box = P25 to P75, whiskers = P10 to P90, tick = median, dashed line = Medicare non-facility ($200.41)

Rates by state

Median across payers · 50 states with enough data

Rank	State	Median	vs national	Highest payer	Lowest payer	Providers
1	Alaska	$520	+166%	n/a	n/a	16
2	Wisconsin	$426	+118%	UHC	Aetna	103
3	Nebraska	$347	+78%	UHC	BCBS	48
4	South Dakota	$328	+68%	UHC	BCBS	37
5	Oregon	$326	+67%	UHC	Aetna	108
6	Minnesota	$309	+58%	BCBS	Aetna	115
7	North Dakota	$303	+55%	n/a	n/a	24
8	Massachusetts	$299	+53%	UHC	Aetna	116
9	New Hampshire	$284	+46%	UHC	Aetna	78
10	Washington	$281	+44%	UHC	Aetna	106
11	Maine	$280	+44%	UHC	Aetna	41
12	Iowa	$273	+40%	Cigna	BCBS	63
13	Hawaii	$270	+38%	UHC	Cigna	41
14	Georgia	$262	+34%	UHC	Aetna	115
15	Mississippi	$259	+33%	BCBS	Cigna	55
16	Vermont	$218	+12%	UHC	BCBS	21
17	Idaho	$216	+10%	BCBS	Aetna	46
18	Montana	$215	+10%	UHC	Cigna	43
19	West Virginia	$210	+8%	Cigna	UHC	31
20	Connecticut	$209	+7%	UHC	Aetna	109
21	New York	$207	+6%	UHC	Aetna	107
22	Kansas	$207	+6%	UHC	Aetna	73
23	Colorado	$205	+5%	UHC	Aetna	125
24	Illinois	$200	+3%	UHC	Aetna	113
25	Utah	$200	+3%	UHC	Aetna	113
26	Nevada	$198	+1%	UHC	Aetna	65
27	Rhode Island	$196	+1%	UHC	Aetna	48
28	North Carolina	$193	-1%	BCBS	Aetna	125
29	Missouri	$191	-2%	UHC	Aetna	118
30	Pennsylvania	$189	-3%	BCBS	Aetna	112
31	Texas	$187	-4%	UHC	Aetna	134
32	Arkansas	$186	-5%	UHC	Aetna	65
33	Tennessee	$185	-5%	UHC	Cigna	123
34	Ohio	$185	-5%	UHC	Aetna	115
35	Oklahoma	$179	-8%	UHC	Aetna	80
36	New Mexico	$178	-9%	UHC	Aetna	34
37	California	$177	-9%	UHC	Aetna	98
38	Louisiana	$173	-11%	UHC	Cigna	129
39	South Carolina	$169	-13%	BCBS	Aetna	109
40	Virginia	$166	-15%	UHC	BCBS	120
41	Kentucky	$163	-16%	UHC	Aetna	112
42	Delaware	$160	-18%	UHC	Aetna	18
43	Michigan	$159	-19%	UHC	BCBS	108
44	Indiana	$158	-19%	UHC	Aetna	116
45	New Jersey	$157	-20%	BCBS	Aetna	99
46	Alabama	$155	-21%	UHC	Aetna	131
47	Maryland	$149	-24%	UHC	Aetna	108
48	Florida	$147	-25%	UHC	Aetna	112
49	Arizona	$141	-28%	UHC	BCBS	103
50	District of Columbia	$138	-29%	UHC	Cigna	35

Frequently asked questions

Answers use this page's data

Which payer has the highest median rate for CPT 17282?

In the files we analyzed, UnitedHealthcare, at a median of $245 across 3,645 sampled providers. Aetna is lowest at $149, 64% lower than the highest.

How does the commercial rate compare with Medicare?

The national median is 97% of the 2026 Medicare non-facility rate of $200.41.

Which state has the highest median for CPT 17282?

Alaska has the highest median at $520; District of Columbia has the lowest at $138.

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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