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Moderate Sedation for GI Endoscopy, Initial 15 Minutes

Colorado 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?

$113

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $113 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $53.70 to the doctor who performs it, and $58.88 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$53.70$7.59 to $79.43
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$58.88$6.17 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $6 to $93Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $6 to $110
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $59professional $54

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
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$93.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$117.49
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$147.91
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$95.50
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$13.18

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 15th of 46

$113

$53.70 physician + $58.88 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.