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Brief Emotional/Behavioral Screening

Illinois 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?

$6.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.31 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 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$6.31$5.01 to $8.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$5.13 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $42Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $16
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0facility $9professional $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
$4.79
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$7.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.46
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.59
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$28.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$19.05

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $6.31 · 17th 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.