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Moderate Sedation for GI Endoscopy, Initial 15 Minutes

Arkansas 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 July 2026.

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

$33.88

Typical physician fee. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5.25 to $53.70.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $5 to $457Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $4 to $62
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $52professional $34

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$72.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.59
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$79.43

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in North Dakota than in Louisiana. 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.

Arkansas· 20th of 51

$33.88

ND $57.54LA $7.08

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.