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Additional Sedation Time by a Second Provider

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 99157

This covers each additional block of time that a separate qualified provider spends administering sedation medication and monitoring a patient during a procedure performed by a different physician. It is used when a procedure runs longer than the initial sedation period already accounted for.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th–90th $56$2950%20%10th90th$107Professionalmedian $69 · 10th–90th $51$2040%20%10th90th$69$0.0$0.2$2.0$20.0$200.0$2.0K$20.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$138.04