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Brief Emotional/Behavioral Screening

Idaho 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?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $5.89 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$7.24$5.75 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.89$5.01 to $6.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $26
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $6professional $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
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.59
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.71
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.76
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.22

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $7.24 · 8th 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.