Covers the anesthesia team's work for a procedure: assessing the patient beforehand, giving and adjusting the anesthetic, and continuously watching breathing, heart rhythm, blood pressure and oxygen level from start to finish, then managing the immediate recovery. It is provided by an anesthesiologist, frequently working with a certified registered nurse anesthetist. The work of the surgeon or proceduralist is a separate service and is billed separately.
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Anesthesia Care During a Procedure cost?
$44.67
Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $302 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.
These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
Where it's billed changes the price
Billed by
Who charges it
Typical
Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider
A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider
$43.65
$30.20 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department
A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department
$302
$219 to $490
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $30 to $1,820Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $30 to $427
Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.
Rates by insurance carrier
Insurance Carrier
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$489.78
Facility
Global
$30.20
$302.00
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$371.54
Professional
Global
$30.20
$39.81
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$354.81
Professional
Global
$134.90
$223.87
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,677.35
Facility
Global
$33.11
$2,089.30
$4,677.35
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$89.13
Professional
Global
$3.02
$21.88
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$295.12
Professional
Global
$39.81
$69.18
$295.12
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Facility
Global
$104.71
$104.71
$104.71
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Professional
Global
$954.99
$1,905.46
$1,905.46
Where North Carolina sits
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