CPT 51729 · professional fee

Cystometrogram w/vp&up (CPT 51729): negotiated rates by payer and state

What UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and Blue Cross Blue Shield pay for CPT 51729, from their published in-network rate files.

UrologySnapshot Aug 2026Professional fee only

National summary

Commercial in-network, four payers combined, professional fee

Median rate

$554

P10 to P90: $350 to $1,055

vs Medicare

156%

non-facility rate $354.05

Payer spread

1.34×

UHC $636 vs Aetna $476

State spread

3.7×

AK $1,554 to AL $417

4,192 sampled providers4,626 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 51729 in the files analyzed, at $636, 34% above Aetna ($476), the lowest of the 4 payers shown.

The state spread is 3.7×: Alaska has the highest median at $1,554 and Alabama the lowest at $417, a gap larger than the gap between the highest and lowest payer.

Commercial rates run 156% of the Medicare non-facility rate ($354.05), which ranks 102nd of 228 tracked codes by commercial-to-Medicare ratio.

Rates are tightest within Aetna (interquartile range $270) and widest within Blue Cross Blue Shield ($351).

This is a top-29 code for urology 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	$636	$477	$850	+15%	1	3,579	180% of Medicare
Cigna	$581	$457	$807	+5%	2	3,373	164% of Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield	$496	$357	$708	-11%	3	3,230	140% of Medicare
Aetna	$476	$388	$657	-14%	4	2,139	134% of Medicare

Rate distribution

Box = P25 to P75, whiskers = P10 to P90, tick = median, dashed line = Medicare non-facility ($354.05)

Rates by state

Median across payers · 50 states with enough data

Rank	State	Median	vs national	Highest payer	Lowest payer	Providers
1	Alaska	$1,554	+180%	n/a	n/a	22
2	Oregon	$1,000	+80%	UHC	Aetna	102
3	Wisconsin	$940	+70%	BCBS	Aetna	114
4	New Hampshire	$813	+47%	UHC	Aetna	51
5	Washington	$777	+40%	Aetna	BCBS	111
6	District of Columbia	$773	+39%	Cigna	BCBS	47
7	South Dakota	$763	+38%	Cigna	UHC	33
8	Connecticut	$746	+35%	Cigna	Aetna	116
9	Minnesota	$736	+33%	UHC	Aetna	111
10	Nebraska	$713	+29%	Cigna	BCBS	50
11	Iowa	$708	+28%	UHC	Aetna	83
12	North Dakota	$657	+18%	n/a	n/a	21
13	Massachusetts	$651	+17%	Cigna	Aetna	111
14	New Jersey	$636	+15%	UHC	Aetna	104
15	Mississippi	$616	+11%	Aetna	UHC	66
16	Colorado	$616	+11%	BCBS	Aetna	114
17	North Carolina	$611	+10%	UHC	Aetna	109
18	Vermont	$591	+7%	UHC	BCBS	30
19	Idaho	$589	+6%	Aetna	UHC	45
19	Utah	$589	+6%	Aetna	UHC	73
21	Ohio	$585	+6%	UHC	BCBS	111
22	Rhode Island	$581	+5%	UHC	BCBS	40
23	Georgia	$580	+5%	UHC	Cigna	118
24	Maryland	$568	+2%	Aetna	BCBS	101
25	Montana	$562	+1%	Cigna	BCBS	39
26	Nevada	$553	-0%	Cigna	BCBS	54
27	Pennsylvania	$553	-0%	Aetna	BCBS	107
28	Illinois	$551	-1%	UHC	BCBS	107
29	Missouri	$546	-2%	UHC	BCBS	118
30	South Carolina	$541	-2%	UHC	Aetna	98
31	Arkansas	$539	-3%	UHC	Aetna	64
32	Maine	$537	-3%	UHC	Aetna	48
33	West Virginia	$519	-6%	Cigna	Aetna	48
34	Tennessee	$508	-8%	Cigna	Aetna	106
35	California	$508	-8%	UHC	Aetna	95
36	Virginia	$501	-10%	UHC	BCBS	104
37	New York	$497	-10%	Cigna	Aetna	115
38	Louisiana	$494	-11%	Aetna	BCBS	103
39	New Mexico	$487	-12%	UHC	BCBS	33
40	Florida	$482	-13%	UHC	Aetna	112
41	Michigan	$481	-13%	BCBS	UHC	110
42	Hawaii	$477	-14%	UHC	Cigna	27
43	Kentucky	$469	-15%	UHC	BCBS	116
44	Arizona	$465	-16%	UHC	BCBS	99
45	Kansas	$462	-17%	Cigna	BCBS	93
46	Texas	$443	-20%	UHC	BCBS	124
47	Delaware	$432	-22%	UHC	Cigna	29
48	Oklahoma	$429	-23%	UHC	BCBS	108
49	Indiana	$422	-24%	UHC	BCBS	124
50	Alabama	$417	-25%	Aetna	Cigna	116

Frequently asked questions

Answers use this page's data

Which payer has the highest median rate for CPT 51729?

In the files we analyzed, UnitedHealthcare, at a median of $636 across 3,579 sampled providers. Aetna is lowest at $476, 34% lower than the highest.

How does the commercial rate compare with Medicare?

The national median is 156% of the 2026 Medicare non-facility rate of $354.05.

Which state has the highest median for CPT 51729?

Alaska has the highest median at $1,554; Alabama has the lowest at $417.

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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