CPT 33208 · professional fee

Insrt heart pm atrial & vent (CPT 33208): negotiated rates by payer and state

What UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and Blue Cross Blue Shield pay for CPT 33208, from their published in-network rate files.

CardiologySnapshot Aug 2026Professional fee only

National summary

Commercial in-network, four payers combined, professional fee

Median rate

$819

P10 to P90: $538 to $1,482

vs Medicare

180%

non-facility rate $455.92

Payer spread

1.29×

UHC $908 vs Aetna $702

State spread

3.7×

AK $2,059 to AZ $559

5,055 sampled providers6,901 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 33208 in the files analyzed, at $908, 29% above Aetna ($702), the lowest of the 4 payers shown.

The state spread is 3.7×: Alaska has the highest median at $2,059 and Arizona the lowest at $559, a gap larger than the gap between the highest and lowest payer.

Commercial rates run 180% of the Medicare non-facility rate ($455.92), which ranks 67th of 228 tracked codes by commercial-to-Medicare ratio.

Rates are tightest within Aetna (interquartile range $333) and widest within UnitedHealthcare ($529).

This is a top-39 code for cardiology 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	$908	$679	$1,208	+11%	1	4,300	199% of Medicare
Cigna	$825	$680	$1,109	+1%	2	4,067	181% of Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield	$816	$670	$1,120	-0%	3	3,950	179% of Medicare
Aetna	$702	$585	$918	-14%	4	3,182	154% of Medicare

Rate distribution

Box = P25 to P75, whiskers = P10 to P90, tick = median, dashed line = Medicare non-facility ($455.92)

Rates by state

Median across payers · 51 states with enough data

Rank	State	Median	vs national	Highest payer	Lowest payer	Providers
1	Alaska	$2,059	+151%	n/a	n/a	27
2	Wyoming	$1,230	+50%	n/a	n/a	20
3	Georgia	$1,189	+45%	Cigna	UHC	129
4	Connecticut	$1,137	+39%	UHC	Aetna	119
5	Wisconsin	$1,120	+37%	UHC	Aetna	100
6	South Dakota	$1,114	+36%	Cigna	UHC	34
6	Minnesota	$1,114	+36%	UHC	Aetna	102
8	New Hampshire	$1,064	+30%	UHC	Aetna	117
9	Washington	$1,063	+30%	UHC	BCBS	110
9	Oregon	$1,063	+30%	UHC	BCBS	92
11	North Carolina	$1,060	+29%	UHC	Aetna	127
12	North Dakota	$999	+22%	UHC	Aetna	30
13	Massachusetts	$974	+19%	UHC	Aetna	108
14	Iowa	$964	+18%	UHC	Aetna	113
15	Nebraska	$958	+17%	UHC	Aetna	81
16	Mississippi	$944	+15%	BCBS	UHC	132
17	District of Columbia	$937	+14%	UHC	BCBS	80
18	Utah	$929	+13%	Aetna	Cigna	97
19	Alabama	$914	+12%	BCBS	UHC	126
20	Idaho	$908	+11%	Aetna	UHC	63
21	Vermont	$878	+7%	UHC	BCBS	25
22	Missouri	$871	+6%	UHC	Cigna	120
23	Kansas	$863	+5%	Cigna	BCBS	121
24	New Mexico	$851	+4%	UHC	BCBS	83
25	Ohio	$842	+3%	UHC	BCBS	117
26	Tennessee	$829	+1%	UHC	Aetna	123
27	Kentucky	$823	+0%	UHC	BCBS	128
28	Arkansas	$816	-0%	UHC	BCBS	120
29	Montana	$802	-2%	UHC	Cigna	49
30	Illinois	$798	-3%	UHC	BCBS	119
31	Colorado	$788	-4%	UHC	Aetna	127
32	Maine	$785	-4%	UHC	Cigna	99
33	New Jersey	$781	-5%	UHC	Aetna	113
34	Indiana	$752	-8%	BCBS	Aetna	122
35	Oklahoma	$749	-9%	UHC	Aetna	119
36	South Carolina	$747	-9%	BCBS	Aetna	117
37	Rhode Island	$745	-9%	UHC	Cigna	91
38	Maryland	$738	-10%	Aetna	BCBS	112
39	Pennsylvania	$732	-11%	Aetna	Cigna	98
40	Louisiana	$716	-13%	UHC	Aetna	110
41	Michigan	$713	-13%	UHC	BCBS	123
42	West Virginia	$704	-14%	Cigna	BCBS	79
43	New York	$695	-15%	UHC	Aetna	123
44	California	$664	-19%	UHC	Aetna	107
45	Virginia	$661	-19%	UHC	BCBS	123
46	Texas	$656	-20%	UHC	BCBS	130
47	Florida	$628	-23%	BCBS	Aetna	111
48	Delaware	$616	-25%	Aetna	BCBS	72
49	Hawaii	$614	-25%	Cigna	UHC	54
50	Nevada	$585	-29%	BCBS	UHC	116
51	Arizona	$559	-32%	UHC	BCBS	97

Frequently asked questions

Answers use this page's data

Which payer has the highest median rate for CPT 33208?

In the files we analyzed, UnitedHealthcare, at a median of $908 across 4,300 sampled providers. Aetna is lowest at $702, 29% lower than the highest.

How does the commercial rate compare with Medicare?

The national median is 180% of the 2026 Medicare non-facility rate of $455.92.

Which state has the highest median for CPT 33208?

Alaska has the highest median at $2,059; Arizona has the lowest at $559.

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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