Anesthesiology Compensation
Fluctuates With Local Reimbursement

Annual data released by the American Society of Anesthesiologists indicates that commercial reimbursement fluctuates wildly within and between markets. The table below compares reimbursement rates for 1,098 commercial contracts across 27 U.S. markets to the 2022 Medicare anesthesia conversion factor rates for the same markets.

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Anesthesiology Commercial Contract Rates: % of Medicare (2022)

State	GPCI Locality	Sample Size	Medicare CF 2022	Low	25th	Median	Mean	75th	High
AL	Alabama	23	21.07	91	291	308	326	341	647
CA	Rest of California	72	22.64	97	250	316	357	371	812
CO	Colorado	26	21.43	321	379	458	469	541	646
FL	Rest of Florida	72	22.90	209	430	531	514	555	1,310
GA	Rest of Georgia	40	21.22	245	342	405	400	474	612
IA	Iowa	22	20.46	352	386	399	417	418	583
IL	Rest of Illinois	36	22.82	205	254	324	497	771	920
IN	Indiana	37	20.49	156	283	351	341	380	590
KS	Kansas	28	20.51	297	341	375	373	394	466
KY	Kentucky	46	20.87	215	307	335	335	344	454
LA	Rest of Louisiana	29	21.78	215	247	284	324	361	550
MI	Rest of Michigan	77	21.81	197	275	293	297	300	604
MN	Minnesota	22	20.73	120	425	470	443	507	572
MO	Rest of Missouri	22	21.07	246	298	336	325	351	412
MT	Montana	23	21.53	250	294	306	329	357	426
NC	North Carolina	43	21.07	242	327	403	429	456	871
NY	NYC Suburbs/Long Island	71	24.48	183	356	479	456	553	738
OH	Ohio	55	21.39	116	323	355	353	385	537
OK	Oklahoma	38	20.85	182	263	297	294	314	391
PA	Rest of Pennsylvania	24	21.85	114	265	279	304	404	638
SC	South Carolina	21	20.81	192	345	409	425	512	643
TN	Tennessee	39	20.50	170	405	473	456	529	572
TX	Rest of Texas	57	21.74	133	321	377	373	432	671
UT	Utah	40	21.01	308	342	361	386	428	532
VA	Virginia	35	21.41	298	364	396	421	442	765
WA	Rest of Washington	65	21.90	242	280	310	318	356	438
WI	Wisconsin	35	20.40	279	401	455	492	583	976
		∑ = 1,098
				Avg = 210.71	Avg = 326.26	Avg = 374.05	Avg = 387.74	Avg = 439.71	Avg = 644.10
				Min = 91	Min = 247	Min = 279	Min = 294	Min = 300	Min = 391
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Source: ASA Monitor October 2022, Vol. 86, 1–6.

Large variations in commercial contract rates are evident within the same markets. The Alabama and California markets above report some commercial contract rates at or below Medicare reimbursement. The same Alabama and California markets report other commercial contracts with rates exceeding 600% to 800% of Medicare, respectively.

Local market reimbursement impacts anesthesiologists’ compensation, as well as the need for subsidies and collection guarantees. Using the commercial reimbursement rates above, the Online Tool module of DataRise™ 2023 Provider Compensation Data generated the statistical estimates below for anesthesiology compensation.

The inferential compensation statistics in the table below represent just 26 scenario analyses using the state-level market reimbursement rates cited in the table above. To access online tools for custom compensation statistical scenario analysis for over 250 specific local U.S. markets, contact us today to demo DataRise™ 2023 Provider Compensation Data.

Anesthesiology Compensation:
Custom Monte Carlo Statistics for 26 Markets

State	GPCI Locality	Count	P1st	P5th	P10th	P25th	P50th	P75th	P90th	P95th	P99th
CA	Rest of California	3,399	290,854	314,684	336,165	393,477	470,243	551,846	616,256	643,054	669,223
CO	Colorado	293	311,375	363,397	399,827	469,298	553,662	615,953	649,708	665,354	669,409
FL	Rest of Florida	788	326,305	380,204	412,845	481,388	559,103	619,682	653,427	663,943	672,843
GA	Rest of Georgia	719	299,181	335,655	372,498	457,035	533,158	599,024	641,846	656,806	672,673
IA	Iowa	213	294,692	348,656	387,344	445,581	539,041	615,104	658,262	668,425	673,600
IL	Rest of Illinois	631	291,280	316,101	338,712	396,106	466,922	560,526	631,236	652,102	666,230
IN	Indiana	247	301,791	323,026	345,951	414,281	503,748	578,870	626,487	644,445	667,458
KS	Kansas	233	294,629	326,156	361,697	446,413	529,265	592,205	638,383	658,276	669,918
KY	Kentucky	223	297,699	337,437	358,927	429,190	511,115	582,637	636,257	652,469	669,043
LA	Rest of Louisiana	369	290,792	319,206	343,666	386,240	457,930	544,349	614,111	639,106	666,238
MI	Rest of Michigan	368	289,915	314,577	346,278	404,760	487,146	577,027	632,170	650,492	665,924
MN	Minnesota	308	350,447	384,455	426,269	486,258	566,908	624,526	657,881	664,181	672,403
MO	Rest of Missouri	540	302,560	352,078	372,569	438,951	536,377	600,288	643,152	660,665	673,456
MT	Montana	540	304,618	337,832	373,195	435,053	518,863	592,305	638,227	658,851	671,947
NC	North Carolina	241	309,223	356,772	391,608	467,383	553,243	606,998	646,800	660,039	670,432
NY	NYC Suburbs/Long Island	547	322,655	361,383	404,312	479,052	549,411	616,792	652,260	661,482	671,213
OH	Ohio	1,209	302,553	340,135	369,254	437,823	524,345	595,965	640,958	656,994	671,409
OK	Oklahoma	667	293,435	326,675	356,661	414,843	500,491	581,124	635,907	649,693	667,178
PA	Rest of Pennsylvania	1,546	290,508	317,859	346,172	407,656	488,580	567,080	626,233	652,313	668,214
SC	South Carolina	401	310,310	355,434	387,479	468,490	547,129	612,578	646,005	656,724	672,380
TN	Tennessee	203	385,602	413,121	429,773	498,457	565,878	631,278	659,251	668,215	673,612
TX	Rest of Texas	2,010	319,233	361,989	400,613	474,868	558,929	621,334	653,328	663,350	672,025
UT	Utah	333	323,805	382,606	412,683	476,497	555,597	618,974	656,464	667,152	672,999
VA	Virginia	446	324,670	364,920	402,301	473,792	555,401	621,498	654,673	665,353	672,865
WA	Rest of Washington	730	313,617	356,704	390,195	464,099	546,115	609,781	652,033	662,477	672,778
WI	Wisconsin	182	367,551	382,141	423,828	489,892	570,611	627,502	659,353	668,484	674,375

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