Moderate sedation by physician, initial 15 minutes, age 5 and older at Dignity Health

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

MOD SED =>5Y 1ST 15 OTHMD

Carmichael, CA

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Dignity Health’s median price of $312 is 73% above the median hospital's median price ($180), higher than 76% of the 1,689 hospitals reporting CPT 99156. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 99156 at Dignity Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 14 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	UnitedHealthcare medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$64	$64	—	—	—	$64 – $64
2	UnitedHealthcare medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$64	$64	—	—	—	$64 – $64
3	Molina medicaid\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$120	$120	—	—	—	$120 – $120
4	Anthem medicaid\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$121	$121	—	—	—	$121 – $121
5	Kaiser medicaid\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$266	$266	—	—	—	$266 – $266
6	Kaiser commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$350	$350	—	—	—	$350 – $350
7	First Health commercial\|all plans fee schedule · inpatient	$487	$487	—	—	—	$487 – $487
8	First Health commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$487	$487	—	—	—	$487 – $487
9	MultiPlan commercial\|all plans fee schedule · inpatient	$539	$539	—	—	—	$539 – $539
10	MultiPlan commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$539	$539	—	—	—	$539 – $539
11	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$649	$649	—	—	—	$649 – $649
12	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$649	$649	—	—	—	$649 – $649
13	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$649	$649	—	—	—	$649 – $649
14	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$649	$649	—	—	—	$649 – $649

Last updated: Feb 28, 2026

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