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Moderate Sedation for GI Endoscopy, Initial 15 Minutes

North Dakota 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?

$135

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $77.62 to the doctor who performs it, and $57.54 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$77.62$10.96 to $132
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$57.54$5.37 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $5 to $380Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $6 to $155
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $58professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$117.49
2 more rates 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
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.15
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$11.48

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 10th of 46

$135

$77.62 physician + $57.54 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.