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)

Medicaid paid $6.32M on code G0500 from 2018 through 2024, to 593 providers — the #2,365 code in the file by dollars. 73% of it was billed in California.