What does Cigna pay for CPT 20610 in North Carolina?

Based on Cigna's published Transparency in Coverage file, the median in-network office rate for CPT 20610 in North Carolina is $102.04, with most rates falling between $82.13 and $128.77. This is drawn from 212 negotiated rates in the file.

How does that compare to Medicare?

Medicare's non-facility (office) allowed amount for CPT 20610 in North Carolina is about $64.64. Cigna's median of $102.04 is roughly 158 percent of the Medicare rate.

If Cigna pays you below $102.04 for CPT 20610 in North Carolina, you are being paid less than the middle of what they pay across the market. That does not automatically mean the contract is bad, but it usually means there is room to ask for more. A fee-schedule review will tell you where you stand.

What Cigna Pays for CPT 20610 in North Carolina

Joint or bursa injection or aspiration, major joint. Office place of service. Straight from Cigna's own Transparency in Coverage file.

Median $102.04

158% of Medicare

212 rates

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Median rate

$102.04

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Typical range

$82.13

25th percentile

$128.77

75th percentile

vs Medicare

158%

Medicare pays $64.64

What each payer pays for 20610 in North Carolina

Same code, same office setting, same state. Every figure comes from that payer’s own Transparency in Coverage file. The highest published median here is 1.48x the lowest.

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Open Access Plus national network (August 2026 TiC file)

$102.04

158% of Medicare

$82.13 to $128.77 middle range · 212 rates

UnitedHealthcare

Choice Plus national network (August 2026 TiC file)

$69.02

107% of Medicare

$59.75 to $87.86 middle range · 1,181 ratesDetail

Medicare

Non-facility allowed amount, North Carolina

$64.64

These payers do not structure their files identically, so read the methodology before treating any single figure as your rate.

When a North Carolina practice bills Cigna for CPT 20610, the file shows a median negotiated office rate of $102.04. Half of the rates in the file sit above that number and half below, and most cluster between $82.13 and $128.77. Against the Medicare office rate of $64.64 for the same code and state, the median lands at about 158 percent of Medicare.

The spread matters as much as the median. A wide gap between the 25th and 75th percentile means Cigna pays very differently for the same work depending on who negotiated the contract. If you are near the bottom of that range, the payer is already paying other North Carolina practices more for identical claims, which is exactly the argument that moves a fee-schedule negotiation.

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What Cigna pays you for 20610 (per claim)

$82.13 (25th)$102.04 (median)$128.77 (75th)

Based on 212 published rates. Medicare pays about $64.64 here.

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