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Brief Emotional/Behavioral Screening

Georgia 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?

$5.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.62 from a physician practice, and about $4.07 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 8 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$5.62$4.57 to $7.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.07$3.39 to $4.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10
$0.5$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0facility $4professional $6

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$36.31
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$5.37
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$8.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$7.59
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$12.59

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $5.62 · 31st 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.