Deep Sedation/General Anesthesia — First Period

Nationwide rates for HCPCS D9222

Placing a patient under deep sedation or general anesthesia for the beginning portion of a dental or oral surgery procedure, so the patient is deeply relaxed or fully unconscious and unaware during the work. It covers the sedation team's monitoring of breathing, heart rate, and consciousness level from the start of the anesthesia. Longer procedures require continued sedation beyond this initial period, which is tracked as its own step.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Deep Sedation/General Anesthesia — First Period cost?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 54 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$70.79	$70.79 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$70.79	$70.79 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $62 to $174Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $55 to $209

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $70.79 Median $70.79 Typical High $70.79	Facility	Global	$70.79	$70.79	$70.79
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $70.79 Median $70.79 Typical High $72.44	Professional	Global	$70.79	$70.79	$72.44
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $165.96 Median $165.96 Typical High $316.23	Facility	Global	$165.96	$165.96	$316.23
BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $30.20 Median $87.10 Typical High $186.21	Professional	Global	$30.20	$87.10	$186.21
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $25.12 Median $25.12 Typical High $25.12	Facility	Global	$25.12	$25.12	$25.12
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $60.26 Median $60.26 Typical High $60.26	Professional	Global	$60.26	$60.26	$60.26
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $117.49 Median $169.82 Typical High $263.03	Professional	Global	$117.49	$169.82	$263.03

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Minnesota than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

MN $380OK $60.26

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.