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Brief Emotional/Behavioral Screening

Iowa 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?

$6.03

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.03 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.03 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 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$6.03$4.79 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$6.03 to $18.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $4 to $68Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $24
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $12professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$12.88
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$13.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$11.75
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$29.51
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.80
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.12

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $6.03 · 22nd 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.