00731 is the CPT code for: Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope. In 2024, 39,671 providers billed 00731 1,174,579 times, with an estimated $94.3M paid by Medicare.
On the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, 00731 is anesthesia — priced by base + time units, not a flat rate. There is no single national dollar rate to quote — and anyone showing you $0.00 for it is misreading the file.
What Medicare actually paid per service in 2024, on average: $80.25 (observed payment across all settings and modifiers — not a fee-schedule rate).
The top 5 billers nationally, ranked by 2024 Medicare service volume.
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Services | Est. Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Jones, MD | Anesthesiology | Florence, SC | 910 | $45K |
| 2 | William Hass, MD | Anesthesiology | Huntsville, AL | 876 | $38K |
| 3 | Rose M Holton, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Memphis, TN | 634 | $30K |
| 4 | Meera Chandrashekar, MD | Anesthesiology | Nashville, TN | 559 | $28K |
| 5 | Timothy Angelotti, MD | Anesthesiology | Stanford, CA | 529 | $47K |
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