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Brief Emotional/Behavioral Screening

Maryland 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?

$5.89

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.89 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4.79 to $9.12.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $6Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $16
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$8.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$14.79
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.51

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $5.89 · 24th 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.