Gastroenterology · Alaska

Gastroenterology commercial reimbursement in Alaska

Q: How do Alaska gastroenterology rates compare with the rest of the country?

Alaska ranks 1st of 50 states with an index of 229; 36 of 36 codes are above the national median.

Q: Which gastroenterology code has the biggest premium in Alaska?

CPT 43274 (Ercp duct stent placement), at 311% of the national median.

Q: Are these Medicare or commercial rates?

Commercial in-network negotiated rates from four national payers' published files; the Medicare comparison column uses the CY2026 Medicare physician fee schedule.

How Alaska gastroenterology rates compare with the national market.

Gastroenterology Alaska

Gastroenterology in Alaska

36 codes · 16 sampled providers

Index vs national

229

129% above

Rank among states

1 of 50

1 = highest

Codes above national

36 of 36

median code at 232%

Providers

sampled

What the data shows

Gastroenterology ranks 1st of 50 states in Alaska with an index of 229 (100 = the specialty's national median), across 36 codes and 16 sampled providers.

Of the 36 gastroenterology codes with enough data in Alaska, 36 pay above the national median and 0 below; the typical code sits at 232% of the national median.

Largest premium over the national median: CPT 43274 (Ercp duct stent placement) at 311%; largest discount: CPT 99203 (Office o/p new low 30 min) at 163%.

Measured against Medicare, Alaska gastroenterology rates have a median of 450% of the Medicare rate across these codes.

Codes above and below the national median

The five largest gaps in each direction

Highest vs national

Code	Alaska	National	Gap	Prov.
43274 Ercp duct stent placement	$2,295	$739	+211%	16
46221 Ligation of hemorrhoid(s)	$1,018	$346	+194%	16
43259 Egd us exam duodenum/jejunum	$1,045	$384	+172%	16
43242 Egd us fine needle bx/aspir	$1,213	$454	+167%	16
88305 Tissue exam by pathologist	$191	$71	+167%	16

Lowest vs national

Code	Alaska	National	Gap	Prov.
99203 Office o/p new low 30 min	$202	$124	+63%	16
99204 Office o/p new mod 45 min	$339	$194	+75%	16
99212 Office o/p est sf 10 min	$90	$51	+75%	16
99205 Office o/p new hi 60 min	$443	$252	+76%	16
99214 Office o/p est mod 30 min	$237	$132	+80%	16

All gastroenterology codes in Alaska

Median across payers vs the specialty's national median and the Medicare rate; sorted by premium

Code	Alaska	National	Gap	% of Medicare	Providers	TINs
CPT 43274 Ercp duct stent placement	$2,295	$739	+211%	571%	16	31
CPT 46221 Ligation of hemorrhoid(s)	$1,018	$346	+194%	313%	16	33
CPT 43259 Egd us exam duodenum/jejunum	$1,045	$384	+172%	526%	16	31
CPT 43242 Egd us fine needle bx/aspir	$1,213	$454	+167%	528%	16	32
CPT 88305 Tissue exam by pathologist	$191	$71	+167%	272%	16	32
CPT 43249 Esoph egd dilation <30 mm	$707	$271	+161%	519%	16	33
CPT 45385 Colonoscopy w/lesion removal	$1,449	$556	+161%	648%	16	33
CPT 88312 Special stains group 1	$254	$99	+157%	232%	16	32
CPT 88313 Special stains group 2	$179	$71	+153%	221%	16	32
CPT 91110 Gi trc img intral esoph-ile	$2,956	$1,175	+152%	369%	16	32
CPT 45378 Diagnostic colonoscopy	$1,021	$408	+150%	620%	16	33
CPT 45390 Colonoscopy w/resection	$1,322	$532	+149%	455%	16	29
CPT 45380 Colonoscopy and biopsy	$1,167	$470	+148%	657%	16	33
CPT 43276 Ercp stent exchange w/dilate	$1,913	$771	+148%	456%	16	30
CPT 43237 Endoscopic us exam esoph	$779	$318	+145%	450%	16	32
CPT 43238 Egd us fine needle bx/aspir	$923	$383	+141%	452%	16	31
CPT 43246 Egd place gastrostomy tube	$799	$338	+137%	448%	16	31
CPT 43264 Ercp remove duct calculi	$1,446	$622	+132%	456%	16	32
CPT 93000 Electrocardiogram complete	$58	$25	+129%	378%	16	31
CPT 45388 Colonoscopy w/ablation	$1,076	$492	+119%	451%	16	30
CPT 43235 Egd diagnostic brush wash	$627	$294	+113%	567%	16	33
CPT 45384 Colonoscopy w/lesion removal	$1,056	$519	+103%	519%	16	32
CPT 43239 Egd biopsy single/multiple	$701	$349	+101%	567%	16	33
CPT 96413 Chemo iv infusion 1 hr	$404	$204	+98%	303%	16	32
CPT 20610 Drain/inj joint/bursa w/o us	$161	$84	+91%	233%	16	31
CPT 99215 Office o/p est hi 40 min	$352	$185	+90%	183%	16	31
CPT 43255 Egd control bleeding any	$854	$459	+86%	482%	16	32
CPT 99490 Chrnc care mgmt staff 1st 20	$110	$60	+84%	166%	16	31
CPT 43251 Egd remove lesion snare	$780	$425	+84%	451%	16	32
CPT 43248 Egd guide wire insertion	$663	$364	+82%	448%	16	33
CPT 99213 Office o/p est low 20 min	$164	$90	+81%	172%	16	31
CPT 99214 Office o/p est mod 30 min	$237	$132	+80%	175%	16	31
CPT 99205 Office o/p new hi 60 min	$443	$252	+76%	187%	16	31
CPT 99212 Office o/p est sf 10 min	$90	$51	+75%	151%	16	33
CPT 99204 Office o/p new mod 45 min	$339	$194	+75%	191%	16	31
CPT 99203 Office o/p new low 30 min	$202	$124	+63%	172%	16	31

Frequently asked questions

How do Alaska gastroenterology rates compare with the rest of the country?

Alaska ranks 1st of 50 states with an index of 229; 36 of 36 codes are above the national median.

Which gastroenterology code has the biggest premium in Alaska?

CPT 43274 (Ercp duct stent placement), at 311% of the national median.

Are these Medicare or commercial rates?

Commercial in-network negotiated rates from four national payers' published files; the Medicare comparison column uses the CY2026 Medicare physician fee schedule.

Methodology

How these numbers are calculated

Source: in-network negotiated-rate files published under the federal Transparency in Coverage rule, August 2026 snapshot: UnitedHealthcare Choice plans (74 files); Aetna commercial plans (70 files); Cigna national PPO (1 files); BCBS licensees' own-network files (5,387 files). Payer comparisons describe these files, not each payer's entire book of business.
Sample: rates come from a random sample of up to 150 providers per state and specialty. Counts on this page are sampled providers and TINs, not totals.
Which providers count: only providers in a specialty relevant to the code, because a rate in a payer file attaches to a provider group and is listed under every provider in that group.
Filters: fee-for-service, professional billing class, no modifier, negotiated or fee-schedule dollar rates. Rates outside 1% to 1,000% of the Medicare rate are excluded.
Statistic: one median rate per provider, then percentiles across providers. A cell is shown only with at least 15 sampled providers and 4 TINs.
Medicare benchmark: CY2026 national physician fee schedule, non-QPP conversion factor, unadjusted for locality. Where the non-facility rate is more than twice the facility rate (office rates that include device or supply cost), the facility rate is used so comparisons are like for like.

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