CPT 71045 · professional fee

X-ray exam chest 1 view (CPT 71045): negotiated rates by payer and state

What UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and Blue Cross Blue Shield pay for CPT 71045, from their published in-network rate files.

Diagnostic radiologySnapshot Aug 2026Professional fee only

National summary

Commercial in-network, four payers combined, professional fee

Median rate

$33

P10 to P90: $20 to $64

vs Medicare

129%

non-facility rate $25.38

Payer spread

1.37×

UHC $38 vs Aetna $27

State spread

2.8×

AK $62 to OK $22

5,781 sampled providers7,043 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 71045 in the files analyzed, at $38, 37% above Aetna ($27), the lowest of the 4 payers shown.

The state spread is 2.8×: Alaska has the highest median at $62 and Oklahoma the lowest at $22, a gap larger than the gap between the highest and lowest payer.

Commercial rates run 129% of the Medicare non-facility rate ($25.38), which ranks 154th of 228 tracked codes by commercial-to-Medicare ratio.

Rates are tightest within Aetna (interquartile range $16) and widest within Cigna ($24).

This is a top-10 code for diagnostic radiology 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	$38	$27	$52	+15%	1	3,939	148% of Medicare
Cigna	$35	$25	$48	+8%	2	4,545	139% of Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield	$33	$25	$45	-1%	3	4,515	128% of Medicare
Aetna	$27	$23	$39	-16%	4	3,785	108% of Medicare

Rate distribution

Box = P25 to P75, whiskers = P10 to P90, tick = median, dashed line = Medicare non-facility ($25.38)

Rates by state

Median across payers · 51 states with enough data

Rank	State	Median	vs national	Highest payer	Lowest payer	Providers
1	Alaska	$62	+90%	Aetna	Cigna	61
2	Wisconsin	$52	+57%	BCBS	Cigna	123
3	Wyoming	$49	+50%	BCBS	Aetna	41
4	South Dakota	$47	+44%	Cigna	Aetna	85
5	Washington	$46	+41%	UHC	Aetna	117
6	Iowa	$45	+36%	Cigna	Aetna	100
6	Nebraska	$45	+36%	Cigna	Aetna	120
8	North Dakota	$44	+34%	BCBS	Aetna	86
9	Oregon	$44	+33%	UHC	Aetna	106
10	Idaho	$40	+21%	BCBS	UHC	124
11	Colorado	$40	+21%	UHC	Aetna	123
12	Ohio	$39	+20%	UHC	Cigna	124
13	North Carolina	$37	+14%	Cigna	Aetna	120
14	West Virginia	$37	+13%	Cigna	BCBS	116
15	Hawaii	$37	+12%	Cigna	BCBS	105
15	Maine	$37	+12%	BCBS	Aetna	127
15	New Hampshire	$37	+12%	UHC	Aetna	128
18	Massachusetts	$36	+9%	UHC	Aetna	118
19	Montana	$36	+8%	Aetna	UHC	69
20	Missouri	$35	+7%	UHC	BCBS	122
21	Connecticut	$35	+6%	UHC	Aetna	124
22	Vermont	$34	+3%	UHC	BCBS	63
23	Rhode Island	$33	-1%	Cigna	Aetna	126
24	Tennessee	$32	-1%	UHC	Aetna	128
25	Pennsylvania	$32	-3%	UHC	Aetna	120
26	Georgia	$31	-4%	UHC	Aetna	128
27	Michigan	$31	-4%	BCBS	UHC	116
28	South Carolina	$31	-5%	UHC	Aetna	112
29	Arkansas	$31	-5%	UHC	Aetna	116
30	Louisiana	$31	-5%	Cigna	BCBS	120
31	Kansas	$31	-6%	Cigna	UHC	115
32	Utah	$31	-6%	UHC	Aetna	122
33	Virginia	$31	-7%	UHC	Aetna	120
34	District of Columbia	$31	-7%	UHC	BCBS	133
35	California	$31	-7%	UHC	Aetna	105
36	Mississippi	$30	-8%	BCBS	Cigna	112
37	Minnesota	$30	-10%	BCBS	Aetna	123
38	Alabama	$29	-11%	BCBS	Cigna	126
39	Nevada	$29	-12%	BCBS	Cigna	122
39	New Jersey	$29	-12%	UHC	Aetna	125
41	Delaware	$29	-13%	UHC	Aetna	98
42	Florida	$28	-14%	UHC	Aetna	106
43	Arizona	$28	-14%	UHC	Cigna	113
44	Illinois	$26	-19%	UHC	BCBS	125
45	New York	$26	-20%	UHC	Aetna	128
46	Maryland	$26	-20%	UHC	BCBS	105
47	New Mexico	$26	-20%	UHC	BCBS	123
48	Kentucky	$26	-21%	Cigna	BCBS	134
49	Texas	$26	-22%	UHC	BCBS	133
50	Indiana	$23	-29%	UHC	BCBS	135
51	Oklahoma	$22	-33%	UHC	BCBS	110

Frequently asked questions

Answers use this page's data

Which payer has the highest median rate for CPT 71045?

In the files we analyzed, UnitedHealthcare, at a median of $38 across 3,939 sampled providers. Aetna is lowest at $27, 37% lower than the highest.

How does the commercial rate compare with Medicare?

The national median is 129% of the 2026 Medicare non-facility rate of $25.38.

Which state has the highest median for CPT 71045?

Alaska has the highest median at $62; Oklahoma has the lowest at $22.

Is this a professional fee?

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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