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How Much Does Anesthesia for exam of colon using an endoscope Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 00812 — Anesthesia for exam of colon using an endoscope

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Average Medicare Payment

$81.36

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$44.7M

Services (2023)

534.1K

Price Change (2018–2023)

-3.0%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2018$83.86$43.7M511.2K—
2019$84.65$43.4M501.6K+0.9%
2020$86.89$30.3M341.8K+2.6%
2021$85.21$41.1M472.6K-1.9%
2022$83.78$44.4M516.8K-1.7%
2023$81.36$44.7M534.1K-2.9%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.8x more than the cheapest for this procedure. AK averages $117.50 vs MN at $63.56.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
AK$117.50$56.9K48420
VI$107.09$11.8K1102
CA$104.20$2.6M25.0K799
MT$104.07$203.3K2.0K63
WY$99.98$93.6K93634
WA$98.08$698.2K7.1K235
MD$97.46$1.5M15.9K345
PR$97.39$43.3K44512
XX$97.05$10.1K1043
ID$96.49$144.1K1.5K56
NY$95.15$3.2M34.0K933
NM$94.47$170.3K1.8K64
UT$94.26$240.1K2.5K106
NV$93.61$245.8K2.6K70
IA$92.86$251.5K2.7K114
OR$92.02$222.9K2.4K90
CO$91.80$571.0K6.2K206
HI$91.19$60.0K65828
IL$90.96$1.7M18.8K722
AR$90.60$449.2K5.0K125
OK$90.25$562.8K6.2K192
NE$89.48$235.4K2.6K91
AZ$89.43$942.9K10.5K263
IN$87.56$798.1K9.1K375
VT$87.41$69.4K79429
KS$87.39$610.0K7.0K249
LA$86.81$670.0K7.7K275
NJ$86.42$1.6M18.5K464
FL$85.30$3.1M36.7K1.1K
TN$85.19$1.1M12.4K402
OH$84.89$1.6M18.3K600
KY$84.53$703.3K8.3K310
RI$83.52$197.8K2.4K61
NC$83.03$1.6M19.5K564
MO$82.81$1.0M12.3K421
VA$82.33$2.1M25.9K646
TX$82.00$3.0M36.9K1.2K
DC$81.66$129.0K1.6K61
NH$80.85$349.3K4.3K149
MS$80.07$499.8K6.2K156
ND$79.08$175.9K2.2K65
WV$77.43$240.1K3.1K121
GA$76.69$1.3M17.1K542
SC$75.03$1.1M14.1K406
DE$74.54$274.7K3.7K82
WI$74.06$563.0K7.6K286
ME$73.97$202.1K2.7K111
CT$73.06$523.8K7.2K253
PA$71.77$2.9M40.0K1.1K
MA$69.94$1.8M25.1K706
MI$68.91$1.2M17.4K679

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Alexander EitelAnesthesiologyMD$51.7K447$115.76
Mary DasherCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)WV$51.1K208$245.84
Phuoc NguyenAnesthesiologyCA$48.5K400$121.21
Rohit SoodAnesthesiologyNJ$44.0K435$101.16
Linda FieldsAnesthesiologyVA$41.7K434$96.19
Carol WadeCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)VA$40.3K385$104.58
Christopher SolaCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)MD$39.9K380$105.12
Joanne SmithCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)VA$36.7K351$104.69
John MashikianAnesthesiologyMA$36.7K655$56.03
Karen BurnhamAnesthesiologyVA$36.4K389$93.63
Meredith SobersCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)VA$36.1K351$102.76
John LenahanCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)VA$35.1K352$99.82
Kathryn LongworthCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)VA$34.3K327$104.97
Jeffery SchultzCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)MT$34.1K284$120.23
Jeewon KimAnesthesiologyVA$33.8K299$112.99
Maribel AbenirCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)VA$33.7K333$101.23
Marie SnyderCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)PA$33.7K377$89.26
Suzette HenahanCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)VA$32.5K324$100.18
Thomas ScruggsCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)MT$32.3K291$111.06
Courtney HansonCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)VA$32.2K320$100.48

🤔 Is Anesthesia for exam of colon using an endoscope Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT 00812 shows a 1.8x variation in pricing across states — moderate variation by Medicare standards.

Costs have decreased 3% since 2018. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.