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Brief Emotional/Behavioral Screening

North Dakota 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 October 2026.

How much does Brief Emotional/Behavioral Screening cost?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $4.90 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.71$7.59 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.90$4.90 to $14.45

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $47Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12
$5$10$20$50facility $5professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$0.72
Typical High
$0.78
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$2.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.22
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$2.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.98
Median
$0.98
Typical High
$1.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.49
Median
$0.49
Typical High
$0.51

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in North Dakota than in New Mexico. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Dakota· 1st of 51

$8.71

ND $8.71NM $3.24

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.