CPT 51702 · professional fee

Insert temp bladder cath (CPT 51702): negotiated rates by payer and state

What UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and Blue Cross Blue Shield pay for CPT 51702, from their published in-network rate files.

UrologySnapshot Aug 2026Professional fee only

National summary

Commercial in-network, four payers combined, professional fee

Median rate

$61

P10 to P90: $31 to $133

vs Medicare

268%

facility rate $22.71

Payer spread

2.66×

UHC $107 vs Aetna $40

State spread

2.7×

NC $102 to MI $38

4,217 sampled providers4,883 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 51702 in the files analyzed, at $107, 166% above Aetna ($40), the lowest of the 4 payers shown.

The state spread is 2.7×: North Carolina has the highest median at $102 and Michigan the lowest at $38, a gap larger than the gap between the highest and lowest payer.

Commercial rates run 268% of the Medicare facility rate ($22.71), which ranks 6th of 228 tracked codes by commercial-to-Medicare ratio.

Rates are tightest within UnitedHealthcare (interquartile range $49) and widest within Blue Cross Blue Shield ($45).

This is a top-31 code for urology by Medicare allowed dollars, so it carries real revenue weight for that specialty.

The Medicare comparison uses the facility rate: the non-facility rate ($65.47) is 2.9× 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	$107	$86	$135	+76%	1	3,526	472% of Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield	$56	$38	$83	-9%	2	3,335	245% of Medicare
Cigna	$53	$40	$79	-13%	3	3,320	233% of Medicare
Aetna	$40	$31	$53	-34%	4	2,690	177% of Medicare

Rate distribution

Box = P25 to P75, whiskers = P10 to P90, tick = median, dashed line = Medicare facility ($22.71)

Rates by state

Median across payers · 50 states with enough data

Rank	State	Median	vs national	Highest payer	Lowest payer	Providers
1	North Carolina	$102	+68%	UHC	Aetna	123
2	Alaska	$99	+63%	n/a	n/a	22
3	Wisconsin	$96	+57%	UHC	Aetna	103
4	Georgia	$82	+35%	UHC	Aetna	118
5	Hawaii	$82	+34%	Cigna	UHC	28
6	Washington	$81	+34%	UHC	Aetna	111
7	California	$79	+30%	UHC	Aetna	94
8	Nebraska	$78	+28%	UHC	Aetna	50
9	Vermont	$78	+28%	UHC	BCBS	30
10	North Dakota	$73	+19%	n/a	n/a	20
11	Minnesota	$72	+18%	UHC	Aetna	111
12	Mississippi	$71	+17%	BCBS	Cigna	67
13	New York	$71	+16%	UHC	Aetna	114
14	Oregon	$71	+16%	UHC	Aetna	103
15	New Hampshire	$70	+15%	UHC	Aetna	51
16	District of Columbia	$70	+14%	UHC	BCBS	48
17	Connecticut	$66	+8%	UHC	Aetna	116
18	Massachusetts	$66	+8%	UHC	Aetna	112
19	Ohio	$65	+7%	UHC	Aetna	112
20	Missouri	$65	+7%	UHC	Aetna	118
21	West Virginia	$65	+7%	UHC	Aetna	49
21	Pennsylvania	$65	+7%	UHC	Aetna	111
23	Utah	$62	+2%	UHC	Cigna	73
24	New Jersey	$61	-0%	UHC	Aetna	106
25	Delaware	$60	-2%	UHC	Aetna	29
26	South Dakota	$60	-2%	UHC	BCBS	33
27	Virginia	$59	-3%	UHC	BCBS	104
28	Nevada	$58	-4%	UHC	Aetna	57
29	Arkansas	$58	-4%	UHC	Aetna	64
30	Iowa	$56	-8%	UHC	Aetna	83
31	Tennessee	$55	-10%	UHC	Aetna	107
32	Rhode Island	$54	-11%	UHC	BCBS	40
33	Kentucky	$54	-11%	UHC	Aetna	116
34	Louisiana	$54	-12%	UHC	BCBS	104
35	Florida	$53	-12%	UHC	Aetna	112
36	South Carolina	$53	-13%	BCBS	Aetna	99
37	Colorado	$50	-17%	UHC	Aetna	113
38	Illinois	$50	-17%	UHC	Aetna	107
39	Arizona	$50	-17%	UHC	BCBS	99
40	Idaho	$49	-19%	UHC	BCBS	46
41	Alabama	$49	-20%	UHC	BCBS	117
42	New Mexico	$47	-23%	UHC	Aetna	34
43	Maine	$47	-23%	UHC	Aetna	48
44	Texas	$45	-26%	UHC	Aetna	124
45	Maryland	$44	-28%	UHC	BCBS	103
46	Oklahoma	$43	-29%	UHC	Aetna	108
47	Indiana	$43	-30%	UHC	Aetna	124
48	Kansas	$42	-31%	UHC	BCBS	93
49	Montana	$39	-35%	UHC	Cigna	39
50	Michigan	$38	-38%	UHC	Aetna	112

Frequently asked questions

Answers use this page's data

Which payer has the highest median rate for CPT 51702?

In the files we analyzed, UnitedHealthcare, at a median of $107 across 3,526 sampled providers. Aetna is lowest at $40, 166% lower than the highest.

How does the commercial rate compare with Medicare?

The national median is 268% of the 2026 Medicare facility rate of $22.71.

Which state has the highest median for CPT 51702?

North Carolina has the highest median at $102; Michigan has the lowest at $38.

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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