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Brief Emotional/Behavioral Screening

Colorado rates for HCPCS 96127

This covers a short, standardized questionnaire used to screen for or track a mental health or behavioral concern, such as depression or ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), that the clinician scores and documents. It's a quick screening tool, like a checklist scored on the spot, rather than a lengthy psychological evaluation. It's billed once for each separate standardized instrument used at a visit.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Brief Emotional/Behavioral Screening cost?

$5.37

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.37 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.37 from a physician practice, and about $5.50 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.37$4.79 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.50$4.79 to $6.76

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $9Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $17
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $5professional $5

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$7.94
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$8.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$39.81
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$14.45

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 1.8 times more in North Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $5.37 · 39th of 51
ND $8.91DC $4.90

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.