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Brief Emotional/Behavioral Screening

Connecticut 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?

$6.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.61 from a physician practice, and about $8.32 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 6 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$6.61$4.90 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.32$8.32 to $12.59

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $48Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $23
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $8professional $7

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
$4.90
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$23.99
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
$4.07
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$9.12
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.79
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$32.36

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $6.61 · 11th 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.