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Anesthesia for Upper Digestive Tract Endoscopy

Georgia rates for HCPCS 00731

Covers the anesthesia care given for an endoscopy of the upper digestive tract, where a flexible scope is passed through the mouth into the food pipe and stomach. An anesthesia professional gives the medicine and monitors breathing, heart rhythm, and blood pressure throughout, staying with the patient until they wake safely. It covers the anesthesia care, not the examination itself.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $30 to $5,370Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $36 to $562
$10$100$1Kfacility $1,862professional $229

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,025.60
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$79.43
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AA · Anesthesiologist
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,023.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AD · Supervising 5+
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QK · Directing 2–4 cases
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$512.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QX · CRNA, directed
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$478.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QY · Directing one CRNA
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QZ · CRNA, independent
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$912.01