CPT 73502 · professional fee

X-ray exam hip uni 2-3 views (CPT 73502): negotiated rates by payer and state

What UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and Blue Cross Blue Shield pay for CPT 73502, from their published in-network rate files.

Orthopedic surgery Diagnostic radiologySnapshot Aug 2026Professional fee only

National summary

Commercial in-network, four payers combined, professional fee

Median rate

$61

P10 to P90: $39 to $115

vs Medicare

125%

non-facility rate $48.77

Payer spread

1.30×

Cigna $66 vs Aetna $51

State spread

3.9×

AK $159 to OK $40

10,825 sampled providers11,583 TINs51 statesSample-based · how this is calculated

What the data shows

Generated from this code's own numbers

Cigna has the highest median for CPT 73502 in the files analyzed, at $66, 30% above Aetna ($51), the lowest of the 4 payers shown.

The state spread is 3.9×: Alaska has the highest median at $159 and Oklahoma the lowest at $40, a gap larger than the gap between the highest and lowest payer.

Commercial rates run 125% of the Medicare non-facility rate ($48.77), which ranks 161st of 228 tracked codes by commercial-to-Medicare ratio.

Rates are tightest within Aetna (interquartile range $28) and widest within UnitedHealthcare ($43).

This is a top-14 code for orthopedic surgery 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
Cigna	$66	$49	$89	+9%	1	8,559	136% of Medicare
UnitedHealthcare	$64	$47	$90	+5%	2	8,199	131% of Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield	$62	$44	$86	+2%	3	8,322	128% of Medicare
Aetna	$51	$44	$72	-16%	4	7,006	105% of Medicare

Rate distribution

Box = P25 to P75, whiskers = P10 to P90, tick = median, dashed line = Medicare non-facility ($48.77)

Rates by state

Median across payers · 51 states with enough data

Rank	State	Median	vs national	Highest payer	Lowest payer	Providers
1	Alaska	$159	+160%	BCBS	Cigna	124
2	Wyoming	$98	+61%	BCBS	Aetna	106
3	Wisconsin	$97	+60%	BCBS	Aetna	222
4	Washington	$93	+52%	Cigna	UHC	217
5	South Dakota	$93	+52%	Cigna	Aetna	182
6	Nebraska	$90	+48%	Cigna	Aetna	215
7	Iowa	$86	+41%	Cigna	Aetna	204
8	North Dakota	$84	+38%	BCBS	Aetna	132
9	Oregon	$82	+35%	BCBS	UHC	198
10	Colorado	$74	+21%	UHC	Cigna	230
11	Idaho	$72	+18%	BCBS	UHC	244
12	New Hampshire	$70	+15%	Cigna	Aetna	245
13	Hawaii	$70	+15%	UHC	Aetna	177
14	North Carolina	$67	+10%	Cigna	Aetna	235
15	Connecticut	$66	+8%	UHC	Aetna	238
16	Massachusetts	$66	+8%	Cigna	Aetna	220
17	Montana	$65	+6%	Aetna	BCBS	148
18	Georgia	$64	+5%	UHC	Aetna	251
19	District of Columbia	$64	+5%	UHC	BCBS	168
20	Maine	$64	+5%	BCBS	Aetna	221
21	Mississippi	$63	+3%	Aetna	UHC	224
21	Tennessee	$63	+3%	Cigna	Aetna	242
23	Vermont	$62	+1%	UHC	BCBS	98
24	Ohio	$62	+1%	Aetna	UHC	238
25	West Virginia	$61	+1%	Cigna	BCBS	204
26	California	$61	-1%	BCBS	Aetna	216
27	New Jersey	$60	-1%	Cigna	Aetna	221
28	Rhode Island	$60	-2%	UHC	Aetna	224
29	Utah	$60	-2%	BCBS	Aetna	218
30	Pennsylvania	$59	-2%	UHC	Aetna	222
30	South Carolina	$59	-2%	UHC	Aetna	219
32	Minnesota	$59	-3%	BCBS	Aetna	225
33	Michigan	$59	-3%	BCBS	UHC	218
34	Virginia	$58	-4%	Cigna	Aetna	224
35	Kansas	$58	-5%	Cigna	UHC	224
36	Maryland	$57	-7%	Cigna	BCBS	212
37	Arkansas	$56	-9%	UHC	BCBS	236
38	Nevada	$55	-10%	BCBS	Cigna	231
39	Missouri	$55	-10%	UHC	Aetna	235
40	Delaware	$54	-11%	Aetna	Cigna	157
41	Illinois	$53	-13%	UHC	BCBS	226
42	Arizona	$52	-15%	Cigna	BCBS	212
43	Louisiana	$51	-16%	UHC	Cigna	224
44	New York	$51	-16%	Cigna	Aetna	239
45	Indiana	$51	-17%	UHC	Aetna	250
46	New Mexico	$50	-17%	Cigna	BCBS	227
47	Kentucky	$49	-20%	Cigna	BCBS	258
48	Alabama	$48	-22%	Aetna	Cigna	244
49	Florida	$44	-27%	BCBS	Aetna	215
50	Texas	$42	-31%	UHC	BCBS	255
51	Oklahoma	$40	-34%	UHC	BCBS	210

Frequently asked questions

Answers use this page's data

Which payer has the highest median rate for CPT 73502?

In the files we analyzed, Cigna, at a median of $66 across 8,559 sampled providers. Aetna is lowest at $51, 30% lower than the highest.

How does the commercial rate compare with Medicare?

The national median is 125% of the 2026 Medicare non-facility rate of $48.77.

Which state has the highest median for CPT 73502?

Alaska has the highest median at $159; Oklahoma has the lowest at $40.

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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