HCPCS G0500 at St Joseph Medical Center

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)

St Joseph Medical Center, Tacoma

Description from CMS's HCPCS Level II code file.

What St Joseph Medical Center publishes for this code: as an outpatient

St Joseph Medical Center’s prices for HCPCS G0500, as an outpatient
Who pays	Hospital’s fee (lowest – highest)	Doctor’s fee the hospital lists
Commercial insuranceInsurer rates	$236 – $2462 plans	—
Cash pricePaying yourself, without insurance	$109	—
List priceBefore any discount; few people pay it	$328	—

Lowest and highest amounts St Joseph Medical Center lists for this code as an outpatient, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. Its price file is dated 2026-02-28. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

What St Joseph Medical Center publishes for this code: during a hospital stay

St Joseph Medical Center’s prices for HCPCS G0500, during a hospital stay
Who pays	Hospital’s fee (lowest – highest)	Doctor’s fee the hospital lists
Commercial insuranceInsurer rates	$236 – $2462 plans	—
Cash pricePaying yourself, without insurance	$109	—
List priceBefore any discount; few people pay it	$328	—

Lowest and highest amounts St Joseph Medical Center lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. Its price file is dated 2026-02-28. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Bills to expect

The hospital’s fee is the price above. Doctors usually send their own bills. Their amounts here are what original Medicare allows in the rest of Washington for 2026, and a private-plan estimate of 118% to 179% of that (the range found across studies of what insurers pay doctors). Those are estimates, not quotes.

Bills to expect for HCPCS G0500 at St Joseph Medical Center
Bill	What it’s for	Original Medicare allows	Private plan estimate
Hospital's feeThe hospital	The service	—	The price above

Original Medicare amounts are only for people on original Medicare. Your share depends on your plan’s deductible, copay and coinsurance.

Compare HCPCS G0500 at every Washington hospital, with Medicare’s reference amounts.