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Moderate Sedation for GI Endoscopy, Initial 15 Minutes

Iowa 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?

$66.07

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9.12 to $112.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $8 to $178Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $7 to $148
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $69professional $66

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$165.96
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$131.83
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$120.23
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
$7.24
Typical High
$11.48

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$66.07

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.