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Moderate Sedation for GI Endoscopy, Initial 15 Minutes

Alaska rates for HCPCS G0500

Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monitoring of the patient's level of consciousness and physiological status; initial 15 minutes of intra-service time; patient age 5 years or older (additional time may be reported with 99153, as appropriate)

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Moderate Sedation for GI Endoscopy, Initial 15 Minutes cost?

$138

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $52.48 to the doctor who performs it, and $85.11 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$52.48$15.14 to $132
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$85.11$9.77 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $10 to $389Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $8 to $234
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $85professional $52

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$389.05
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$213.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$17.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$234.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$151.36
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$151.36

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 22.7 times more in Georgia than in Mississippi. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 7th of 46

$138

$52.48 physician + $85.11 facility

GA $919MS $40.49

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.