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Cigna negotiated rates in Connecticut

How Cigna's Connecticut rates compare with the other three national payers, across the procedures that matter most to high-revenue specialties.

Cigna in Connecticut at a glance

Across 227 procedure codes for 8 specialties
Rate index vs state market
107
7% above the Connecticut median
Rank in state
2 of 4
UHC 127 · Cigna 107 · BCBS 100 · Aetna 79
vs own national
131
Cigna's level vs its national median
Codes where highest
18%
of 227 codes
855 sampled providers544 TINs227 codesMedian 216% of Medicare · method

What the data shows

Generated from Connecticut and Cigna data only
1

Cigna ranks 2nd of 4 payers in Connecticut with a rate index of 107 (100 = the Connecticut market median), across 227 procedure codes.

2

Cigna has the highest median for only 18% of codes in Connecticut; UnitedHealthcare leads with an index of 127 in the files analyzed.

3

Cigna's Connecticut rates sit 31% above its own national level, the 8th highest of its 51 states.

4

Largest premium over the Connecticut market: CPT 76872 (Us transrectal) at 186% of market; largest discount: CPT 88342 (Imhchem/imcytchm 1st antb) at 42%.

How the four payers compare in Connecticut

Rate index: 100 = the state four-payer median for the same codes
PayerIndexRankLevelHighest onProviders
UnitedHealthcare1271
127
69%804
Cigna1072
107
18%855
Blue Cross Blue Shield1003
100
12%887
Aetna794
79
0%754

Where Cigna pays most and least against the Connecticut market

Codes with the largest gap to the state median

Highest above market

CodeCignaMarketGapProv.
76872
Us transrectal
$413$222+86%106
93280
Pm device progr eval dual
$201$128+57%111
70553
Mri brain stem w/o & w/dye
$1,218$812+50%102
74183
Mri abd w/o cntr flwd cntr
$1,254$836+50%102
97110
Therapeutic exercises
$45$30+49%65
76512
Oph us dx b-scan
$149$102+46%89
72197
Mri pelvis w/o & w/dye
$1,252$857+46%102
93297
Rem interrog dev eval icpms
$74$51+44%111

Furthest below market

CodeCignaMarketGapProv.
88342
Imhchem/imcytchm 1st antb
$59$142-58%105
88312
Special stains group 1
$73$134-46%218
88305
Tissue exam by pathologist
$60$97-38%218
88313
Special stains group 2
$73$103-30%113
51720
Treatment of bladder lesion
$112$141-21%109
52000
Cystourethroscopy
$201$252-20%108
67840
Remove eyelid lesion
$261$316-18%97
51700
Irrigation of bladder
$75$89-16%108

Where Cigna pays above and below its national level

Index vs the payer's own national median (100 = national)

Highest states

StateIndexProv.
Oregon152
735
Nebraska151
551
South Dakota141
286
Iowa141
604
Georgia136
829

Lowest states

StateIndexProv.
Alabama72
837
Florida75
775
Oklahoma80
748
Delaware82
392
Arizona82
698

Frequently asked questions

Does Cigna pay more or less than the other payers in Connecticut?

Cigna ranks 2nd of 4 in Connecticut with an index of 107. It is highest on 18% of codes.

Are Cigna's Connecticut rates above or below its national level?

About 31% above.

Which procedure does Cigna pay most above market in Connecticut?

CPT 76872 (Us transrectal), at 186% of the Connecticut median.

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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