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Moderate Sedation for GI Endoscopy, Initial 15 Minutes

Hawaii 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?

$77.62

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $63.10 to $77.62.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $6 to $78
$5$10$20$50$100professional $78

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$75.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
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
$0.85
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$11.75

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Washington than in Michigan. 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.

Hawaii· 2nd of 51

$77.62

WA $79.43MI $10.47

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.