CPT 33285 · professional fee

Insj subq car rhythm mntr (CPT 33285): negotiated rates by payer and state

What UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and Blue Cross Blue Shield pay for CPT 33285, from their published in-network rate files.

CardiologySnapshot Aug 2026Professional fee only

National summary

Commercial in-network, four payers combined, professional fee

Median rate

$135

P10 to P90: $90 to $253

vs Medicare

179%

facility rate $75.82

Payer spread

1.35×

UHC $154 vs Aetna $114

State spread

3.7×

AK $347 to AZ $94

4,969 sampled providers6,663 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 33285 in the files analyzed, at $154, 35% above Aetna ($114), the lowest of the 4 payers shown.

The state spread is 3.7×: Alaska has the highest median at $347 and Arizona the lowest at $94, a gap larger than the gap between the highest and lowest payer.

Commercial rates run 179% of the Medicare facility rate ($75.82), which ranks 69th of 228 tracked codes by commercial-to-Medicare ratio.

Rates are tightest within Aetna (interquartile range $56) and widest within Blue Cross Blue Shield ($81).

This is a top-21 code for cardiology by Medicare allowed dollars, so it carries real revenue weight for that specialty.

The Medicare comparison uses the facility rate: the non-facility rate ($4,012.12) is 52.9× higher because it includes device or supply cost that professional-fee contracts do not.

Rates by payer

Median of per-provider median rates, with interquartile range

Payer	Median	P25	P75	vs national	Rank	Providers	Position
UnitedHealthcare	$154	$119	$205	+14%	1	4,127	203% of Medicare
Cigna	$138	$114	$183	+2%	2	3,824	181% of Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield	$130	$101	$182	-4%	3	3,618	172% of Medicare
Aetna	$114	$98	$154	-16%	4	3,084	151% of Medicare

Rate distribution

Box = P25 to P75, whiskers = P10 to P90, tick = median, dashed line = Medicare facility ($75.82)

Rates by state

Median across payers · 51 states with enough data

Rank	State	Median	vs national	Highest payer	Lowest payer	Providers
1	Alaska	$347	+156%	n/a	n/a	27
2	Wyoming	$211	+55%	n/a	n/a	20
3	Georgia	$195	+44%	Cigna	Aetna	128
4	Wisconsin	$188	+39%	UHC	Aetna	100
5	South Dakota	$188	+39%	Cigna	BCBS	34
5	Minnesota	$188	+39%	UHC	Aetna	100
7	Connecticut	$186	+38%	UHC	Aetna	119
8	Oregon	$181	+34%	UHC	Aetna	92
9	Washington	$180	+33%	UHC	Aetna	108
10	New Hampshire	$170	+26%	UHC	Aetna	114
11	North Dakota	$167	+23%	BCBS	Aetna	30
12	Massachusetts	$166	+23%	UHC	Aetna	107
13	North Carolina	$166	+22%	UHC	Aetna	115
14	Mississippi	$163	+20%	BCBS	UHC	131
15	Nebraska	$161	+19%	Cigna	Aetna	80
16	Iowa	$158	+17%	UHC	Aetna	113
17	Idaho	$155	+14%	Aetna	UHC	63
18	District of Columbia	$155	+14%	UHC	BCBS	79
19	Tennessee	$142	+4%	UHC	Aetna	122
20	Vermont	$141	+4%	BCBS	Cigna	25
21	New Mexico	$139	+3%	UHC	BCBS	83
22	Arkansas	$139	+3%	UHC	BCBS	119
23	Ohio	$139	+3%	UHC	BCBS	117
24	Hawaii	$139	+2%	n/a	n/a	24
25	Utah	$138	+2%	BCBS	Cigna	94
26	Illinois	$137	+1%	UHC	BCBS	119
27	Missouri	$135	-0%	UHC	Aetna	120
28	Montana	$135	-0%	UHC	Cigna	49
29	Kansas	$134	-1%	UHC	BCBS	119
30	Maine	$133	-2%	UHC	Cigna	99
31	Colorado	$132	-3%	UHC	Aetna	127
32	Kentucky	$131	-3%	UHC	BCBS	127
33	New Jersey	$128	-6%	UHC	Aetna	113
34	South Carolina	$127	-6%	UHC	Aetna	112
35	New York	$126	-7%	Cigna	Aetna	118
36	Oklahoma	$125	-8%	UHC	Aetna	119
37	Pennsylvania	$125	-8%	UHC	BCBS	98
38	Louisiana	$122	-10%	UHC	Aetna	108
39	Rhode Island	$122	-10%	UHC	Cigna	90
40	Michigan	$121	-11%	UHC	BCBS	123
41	West Virginia	$121	-11%	Cigna	BCBS	77
42	Alabama	$119	-12%	Aetna	BCBS	123
43	Indiana	$114	-16%	UHC	Aetna	119
44	Virginia	$110	-19%	UHC	BCBS	122
45	Texas	$108	-20%	UHC	BCBS	130
46	Maryland	$108	-20%	Aetna	BCBS	112
47	Florida	$106	-22%	UHC	Aetna	110
48	Delaware	$104	-23%	UHC	BCBS	72
49	California	$102	-25%	Cigna	Aetna	106
50	Nevada	$98	-27%	Cigna	Aetna	116
51	Arizona	$94	-30%	Cigna	BCBS	97

Frequently asked questions

Answers use this page's data

Which payer has the highest median rate for CPT 33285?

In the files we analyzed, UnitedHealthcare, at a median of $154 across 4,127 sampled providers. Aetna is lowest at $114, 35% lower than the highest.

How does the commercial rate compare with Medicare?

The national median is 179% of the 2026 Medicare facility rate of $75.82.

Which state has the highest median for CPT 33285?

Alaska has the highest median at $347; Arizona has the lowest at $94.

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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