CPT 93000 · professional fee

Electrocardiogram complete (CPT 93000): negotiated rates by payer and state

What UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and Blue Cross Blue Shield pay for CPT 93000, from their published in-network rate files.

Cardiology Internal medicineSnapshot Aug 2026Professional fee only

National summary

Commercial in-network, four payers combined, professional fee

Median rate

$24

P10 to P90: $15 to $44

vs Medicare

159%

non-facility rate $15.36

Payer spread

1.37×

UHC $26 vs Aetna $19

State spread

2.4×

AK $43 to AZ $18

38,612 sampled providers33,873 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 93000 in the files analyzed, at $26, 37% above Aetna ($19), the lowest of the 4 payers shown.

The state spread is 2.4×: Alaska has the highest median at $43 and Arizona the lowest at $18, a gap larger than the gap between the highest and lowest payer.

Commercial rates run 159% of the Medicare non-facility rate ($15.36), which ranks 97th of 228 tracked codes by commercial-to-Medicare ratio.

Rates are tightest within Aetna (interquartile range $10) and widest within UnitedHealthcare ($16).

This is a top-11 code for cardiology 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	$26	$19	$35	+8%	1	31,616	172% of Medicare
Cigna	$26	$20	$34	+5%	2	31,140	167% of Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield	$26	$19	$32	+4%	3	28,390	166% of Medicare
Aetna	$19	$16	$25	-21%	4	22,426	126% of Medicare

Rate distribution

Box = P25 to P75, whiskers = P10 to P90, tick = median, dashed line = Medicare non-facility ($15.36)

Rates by state

Median across payers · 51 states with enough data

Rank	State	Median	vs national	Highest payer	Lowest payer	Providers
1	Alaska	$43	+75%	BCBS	Cigna	325
2	Wisconsin	$36	+46%	BCBS	Cigna	760
3	Connecticut	$35	+43%	BCBS	Aetna	930
4	Oregon	$33	+36%	UHC	Aetna	801
5	Georgia	$33	+35%	BCBS	Aetna	973
6	South Dakota	$32	+32%	BCBS	Aetna	472
7	New Hampshire	$32	+31%	UHC	Aetna	729
8	Washington	$31	+28%	UHC	BCBS	866
9	North Dakota	$31	+27%	UHC	Aetna	364
10	Iowa	$31	+26%	UHC	Aetna	709
11	Vermont	$30	+24%	Cigna	Aetna	335
11	Massachusetts	$30	+24%	UHC	Aetna	888
13	Nebraska	$30	+24%	UHC	Aetna	599
14	Illinois	$29	+17%	UHC	Aetna	873
15	California	$28	+16%	BCBS	Aetna	839
16	North Carolina	$28	+13%	Cigna	Aetna	897
17	Mississippi	$27	+12%	BCBS	UHC	774
18	Alabama	$25	+4%	BCBS	UHC	947
19	District of Columbia	$25	+4%	Cigna	BCBS	517
20	Rhode Island	$25	+2%	Cigna	BCBS	630
21	Wyoming	$25	+2%	UHC	Aetna	270
22	Utah	$25	+1%	BCBS	UHC	813
23	Ohio	$24	+0%	UHC	Aetna	928
24	Indiana	$24	+0%	Cigna	Aetna	961
25	Kansas	$24	-1%	BCBS	Aetna	785
26	Colorado	$24	-3%	UHC	Aetna	935
27	New Mexico	$24	-4%	UHC	BCBS	609
28	Missouri	$23	-4%	BCBS	Aetna	950
29	Maine	$23	-5%	BCBS	Aetna	645
30	Pennsylvania	$23	-5%	UHC	Aetna	886
31	Arkansas	$23	-6%	Cigna	Aetna	783
32	Kentucky	$23	-7%	UHC	Aetna	974
33	New Jersey	$23	-7%	BCBS	UHC	880
34	Delaware	$23	-7%	UHC	Aetna	456
35	Idaho	$23	-7%	UHC	Aetna	617
36	Minnesota	$23	-8%	UHC	Aetna	822
36	Montana	$23	-8%	UHC	Aetna	435
38	West Virginia	$22	-9%	UHC	Aetna	598
39	Tennessee	$22	-11%	UHC	Aetna	932
40	Louisiana	$21	-13%	BCBS	Aetna	909
41	Nevada	$21	-14%	BCBS	Aetna	766
42	South Carolina	$21	-14%	Cigna	Aetna	839
43	Virginia	$20	-17%	UHC	BCBS	891
44	Maryland	$20	-18%	UHC	BCBS	839
45	New York	$20	-20%	Cigna	Aetna	937
46	Oklahoma	$19	-21%	UHC	Aetna	831
47	Texas	$19	-22%	UHC	Aetna	1,020
48	Florida	$19	-23%	BCBS	Aetna	880
49	Michigan	$19	-23%	Cigna	BCBS	870
50	Hawaii	$18	-24%	BCBS	Cigna	515
51	Arizona	$18	-27%	UHC	Aetna	808

Frequently asked questions

Answers use this page's data

Which payer has the highest median rate for CPT 93000?

In the files we analyzed, UnitedHealthcare, at a median of $26 across 31,616 sampled providers. Aetna is lowest at $19, 37% lower than the highest.

How does the commercial rate compare with Medicare?

The national median is 159% of the 2026 Medicare non-facility rate of $15.36.

Which state has the highest median for CPT 93000?

Alaska has the highest median at $43; Arizona has the lowest at $18.

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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