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Brief Emotional/Behavioral Screening

Minnesota 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?

$7.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 from a physician practice, and about $6.31 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 6 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$7.59$5.25 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.31$5.01 to $12.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $17Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $16
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $6professional $8

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
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$15.14
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
$4.47
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.98
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$26.30
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.55
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$21.38

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $7.59 · 7th 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.