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Additional Sedation Time by a Second Provider

Louisiana 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 $74 · 10th–90th $0$1150%20%40%10th90th$74Professionalmedian $68 · 10th–90th $52$1100%20%10th90th$68$0.0$0.1$0.5$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0

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
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$70.79
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$114.82