CPT 36482 · professional fee

Endoven ther chem adhes 1st (CPT 36482): negotiated rates by payer and state

What UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and Blue Cross Blue Shield pay for CPT 36482, from their published in-network rate files.

CardiologySnapshot Aug 2026Professional fee only

National summary

Commercial in-network, four payers combined, professional fee

Median rate

$278

P10 to P90: $181 to $527

vs Medicare

175%

facility rate $158.65

Payer spread

1.44×

UHC $312 vs Aetna $217

State spread

3.7×

AK $710 to AZ $193

4,948 sampled providers6,531 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 36482 in the files analyzed, at $312, 44% above Aetna ($217), the lowest of the 4 payers shown.

The state spread is 3.7×: Alaska has the highest median at $710 and Arizona the lowest at $193, a gap larger than the gap between the highest and lowest payer.

Commercial rates run 175% of the Medicare facility rate ($158.65), which ranks 76th of 228 tracked codes by commercial-to-Medicare ratio.

Rates are tightest within Aetna (interquartile range $89) and widest within Blue Cross Blue Shield ($170).

This is a top-32 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 ($1,657.35) is 10.4× 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	$312	$244	$421	+12%	1	4,129	197% of Medicare
Cigna	$279	$234	$377	+0%	2	3,794	176% of Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield	$262	$202	$372	-6%	3	3,501	165% of Medicare
Aetna	$217	$193	$283	-22%	4	1,788	137% of Medicare

Rate distribution

Box = P25 to P75, whiskers = P10 to P90, tick = median, dashed line = Medicare facility ($158.65)

Rates by state

Median across payers · 51 states with enough data

Rank	State	Median	vs national	Highest payer	Lowest payer	Providers
1	Alaska	$710	+156%	n/a	n/a	27
2	Wyoming	$417	+50%	n/a	n/a	20
3	Wisconsin	$392	+41%	UHC	Aetna	101
4	Georgia	$391	+41%	BCBS	Aetna	127
5	Oregon	$386	+39%	UHC	Aetna	92
6	South Dakota	$384	+38%	Cigna	UHC	34
6	Minnesota	$384	+38%	UHC	Aetna	100
8	Connecticut	$384	+38%	UHC	Aetna	118
9	New Hampshire	$372	+34%	UHC	Aetna	114
10	Washington	$363	+31%	UHC	Aetna	107
11	North Dakota	$349	+25%	n/a	n/a	30
12	North Carolina	$345	+24%	UHC	Aetna	114
13	Nebraska	$339	+22%	UHC	BCBS	80
14	Massachusetts	$338	+22%	UHC	Aetna	106
15	Illinois	$337	+21%	BCBS	Aetna	119
16	Iowa	$331	+19%	Cigna	Aetna	112
17	Idaho	$310	+12%	Aetna	UHC	61
18	Utah	$296	+7%	BCBS	Cigna	94
19	Rhode Island	$287	+3%	UHC	Aetna	90
20	Vermont	$284	+2%	BCBS	Cigna	25
21	New York	$284	+2%	BCBS	Aetna	116
22	New Mexico	$283	+2%	Aetna	BCBS	83
23	Maine	$282	+1%	UHC	Cigna	98
24	Ohio	$280	+1%	UHC	Aetna	117
25	Tennessee	$278	+0%	UHC	Aetna	121
26	Hawaii	$278	+0%	BCBS	UHC	31
27	Mississippi	$278	-0%	Aetna	BCBS	127
28	Arkansas	$277	-0%	UHC	BCBS	119
29	Montana	$277	-0%	BCBS	Cigna	48
30	Missouri	$275	-1%	UHC	Aetna	120
31	Pennsylvania	$273	-2%	BCBS	Cigna	98
32	Kansas	$271	-2%	Cigna	BCBS	119
33	Kentucky	$267	-4%	UHC	BCBS	127
34	New Jersey	$265	-5%	UHC	Aetna	111
35	Michigan	$262	-6%	UHC	Aetna	118
36	South Carolina	$262	-6%	UHC	Aetna	112
37	Louisiana	$259	-7%	UHC	Cigna	107
38	West Virginia	$256	-8%	Cigna	BCBS	76
39	Colorado	$248	-11%	UHC	BCBS	127
40	Oklahoma	$247	-11%	UHC	Aetna	119
41	Florida	$245	-12%	UHC	Aetna	111
42	Indiana	$238	-14%	BCBS	Aetna	119
43	Texas	$232	-16%	UHC	Aetna	130
44	Virginia	$228	-18%	UHC	BCBS	122
45	District of Columbia	$218	-21%	UHC	BCBS	78
46	Nevada	$212	-24%	UHC	Aetna	115
47	Alabama	$210	-25%	Aetna	BCBS	123
48	Delaware	$209	-25%	Aetna	BCBS	72
49	Maryland	$208	-25%	Cigna	BCBS	110
50	California	$203	-27%	Cigna	Aetna	106
51	Arizona	$193	-30%	UHC	BCBS	97

Frequently asked questions

Answers use this page's data

Which payer has the highest median rate for CPT 36482?

In the files we analyzed, UnitedHealthcare, at a median of $312 across 4,129 sampled providers. Aetna is lowest at $217, 44% lower than the highest.

How does the commercial rate compare with Medicare?

The national median is 175% of the 2026 Medicare facility rate of $158.65.

Which state has the highest median for CPT 36482?

Alaska has the highest median at $710; Arizona has the lowest at $193.

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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