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Cigna negotiated rates in Nebraska

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

Cigna in Nebraska at a glance

Across 227 procedure codes for 8 specialties
Rate index vs state market
114
14% above the Nebraska median
Rank in state
2 of 4
UHC 116 · Cigna 114 · BCBS 83 · Aetna 65
vs own national
151
Cigna's level vs its national median
Codes where highest
50%
of 227 codes
551 sampled providers328 TINs227 codesMedian 232% of Medicare · method

What the data shows

Generated from Nebraska and Cigna data only
1

Cigna ranks 2nd of 4 payers in Nebraska with a rate index of 114 (100 = the Nebraska market median), across 227 procedure codes.

2

Cigna has the highest median for only 50% of codes in Nebraska; UnitedHealthcare leads with an index of 116 in the files analyzed.

3

Cigna's Nebraska rates sit 51% above its own national level, the 2nd highest of its 51 states.

4

Largest premium over the Nebraska market: CPT 52000 (Cystourethroscopy) at 174% of market; largest discount: CPT 43239 (Egd biopsy single/multiple) at 90%.

How the four payers compare in Nebraska

Rate index: 100 = the state four-payer median for the same codes
PayerIndexRankLevelHighest onProviders
UnitedHealthcare1161
116
49%556
Cigna1142
114
50%551
Blue Cross Blue Shield833
83
1%574
Aetna654
65
1%226

Where Cigna pays most and least against the Nebraska market

Codes with the largest gap to the state median

Highest above market

CodeCignaMarketGapProv.
52000
Cystourethroscopy
$433$248+74%46
65778
Cover eye w/membrane
$131$79+64%39
92012
Intrm oph exam est patient
$170$105+62%66
52310
Cystoscopy and treatment
$594$368+61%46
52287
Cystoscopy chemodenervation
$720$457+58%46
92014
Compre oph exam est pt 1/>
$244$156+56%66
51700
Irrigation of bladder
$142$94+52%46
92004
Compre oph exam new pt 1/>
$292$196+49%66

Furthest below market

CodeCignaMarketGapProv.
43239
Egd biopsy single/multiple
$565$626-10%43
92235
Fluorescein angrph mltiframe
$233$257-9%66
43235
Egd diagnostic brush wash
$438$479-8%43
45380
Colonoscopy and biopsy
$660$721-8%43
26055
Incise finger tendon sheath
$899$980-8%86
45384
Colonoscopy w/lesion removal
$743$807-8%43
75574
Ct angio hrt w/3d image
$627$635-1%72
93298
Rem interrog dev eval scrms
$135$136-0%72

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 Nebraska?

Cigna ranks 2nd of 4 in Nebraska with an index of 114. It is highest on 50% of codes.

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

About 51% above.

Which procedure does Cigna pay most above market in Nebraska?

CPT 52000 (Cystourethroscopy), at 174% of the Nebraska 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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