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Moderate Sedation for GI Endoscopy, Initial 15 Minutes

South 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?

$137

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $137 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $63.10 to the doctor who performs it, and $74.13 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$63.10$8.51 to $91.20
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$74.13$9.55 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $8 to $107Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $6 to $123
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $74professional $63

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
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$89.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$74.13
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$120.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$125.89
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
$1.12
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.59

Where South 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

South Dakota· 8th of 46

$137

$63.10 physician + $74.13 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.