CPT 52332 · professional fee

Cystoscopy and treatment (CPT 52332): negotiated rates by payer and state

What UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and Blue Cross Blue Shield pay for CPT 52332, from their published in-network rate files.

UrologySnapshot Aug 2026Professional fee only

National summary

Commercial in-network, four payers combined, professional fee

Median rate

$360

P10 to P90: $189 to $858

vs Medicare

258%

facility rate $139.62

Payer spread

2.88×

UHC $691 vs Aetna $240

State spread

2.8×

NE $665 to OK $239

4,218 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 52332 in the files analyzed, at $691, 188% above Aetna ($240), the lowest of the 4 payers shown.

The state spread is 2.8×: Nebraska has the highest median at $665 and Oklahoma the lowest at $239, smaller than the gap between payers.

Commercial rates run 258% of the Medicare facility rate ($139.62), which ranks 12th of 228 tracked codes by commercial-to-Medicare ratio.

Rates are tightest within UnitedHealthcare (interquartile range $356) and widest within Cigna ($177).

This is a top-17 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 ($372.75) is 2.7× 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	$691	$543	$898	+92%	1	3,542	495% of Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield	$348	$264	$459	-3%	2	3,318	249% of Medicare
Cigna	$294	$233	$410	-18%	3	3,338	210% of Medicare
Aetna	$240	$192	$318	-33%	4	2,879	172% of Medicare

Rate distribution

Box = P25 to P75, whiskers = P10 to P90, tick = median, dashed line = Medicare facility ($139.62)

Rates by state

Median across payers · 50 states with enough data

Rank	State	Median	vs national	Highest payer	Lowest payer	Providers
1	Nebraska	$665	+85%	UHC	Aetna	50
2	Alaska	$621	+72%	n/a	n/a	22
3	Wisconsin	$576	+60%	UHC	Aetna	102
4	Washington	$495	+38%	UHC	Aetna	111
4	Hawaii	$495	+38%	UHC	Cigna	28
6	Mississippi	$491	+36%	BCBS	Cigna	67
7	North Dakota	$455	+26%	n/a	n/a	20
8	North Carolina	$451	+25%	UHC	Aetna	123
9	Minnesota	$449	+25%	UHC	Aetna	112
10	Georgia	$447	+24%	UHC	Aetna	118
11	New Hampshire	$434	+20%	UHC	Aetna	51
12	Oregon	$428	+19%	UHC	Aetna	102
13	Kansas	$400	+11%	UHC	Aetna	93
14	District of Columbia	$396	+10%	UHC	BCBS	46
15	New York	$394	+9%	UHC	Aetna	114
16	Connecticut	$389	+8%	UHC	Aetna	116
17	Massachusetts	$383	+6%	UHC	Aetna	112
18	Iowa	$381	+6%	UHC	Aetna	83
19	California	$374	+4%	UHC	Aetna	94
20	South Carolina	$372	+3%	UHC	Aetna	100
21	Pennsylvania	$366	+2%	UHC	Cigna	111
22	South Dakota	$364	+1%	UHC	BCBS	33
23	West Virginia	$364	+1%	UHC	Aetna	49
24	Vermont	$356	-1%	UHC	Cigna	30
25	Missouri	$350	-3%	UHC	Aetna	119
26	Alabama	$348	-3%	UHC	Cigna	117
27	New Jersey	$346	-4%	UHC	Aetna	106
28	Kentucky	$338	-6%	UHC	Aetna	114
29	Ohio	$329	-9%	UHC	Aetna	112
30	Arkansas	$326	-10%	UHC	Aetna	67
30	Utah	$326	-10%	UHC	Cigna	76
32	Virginia	$325	-10%	UHC	Aetna	104
33	Illinois	$322	-11%	UHC	Aetna	107
34	Arizona	$321	-11%	UHC	BCBS	99
35	Louisiana	$318	-12%	UHC	BCBS	104
36	Colorado	$310	-14%	UHC	Aetna	114
37	Rhode Island	$305	-15%	UHC	Aetna	41
38	Tennessee	$303	-16%	UHC	Aetna	108
39	Maryland	$300	-17%	UHC	BCBS	103
40	Florida	$300	-17%	UHC	Aetna	111
41	Indiana	$299	-17%	UHC	Aetna	123
42	Nevada	$298	-17%	UHC	Cigna	57
43	Idaho	$296	-18%	UHC	BCBS	45
44	Maine	$294	-18%	UHC	Aetna	48
45	New Mexico	$276	-23%	UHC	Aetna	33
46	Delaware	$271	-25%	UHC	Aetna	29
47	Michigan	$265	-26%	UHC	Aetna	111
48	Texas	$260	-28%	UHC	Aetna	124
49	Montana	$242	-33%	UHC	BCBS	39
50	Oklahoma	$239	-34%	UHC	Aetna	108

Frequently asked questions

Answers use this page's data

Which payer has the highest median rate for CPT 52332?

In the files we analyzed, UnitedHealthcare, at a median of $691 across 3,542 sampled providers. Aetna is lowest at $240, 188% lower than the highest.

How does the commercial rate compare with Medicare?

The national median is 258% of the 2026 Medicare facility rate of $139.62.

Which state has the highest median for CPT 52332?

Nebraska has the highest median at $665; Oklahoma has the lowest at $239.

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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