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Brief Emotional/Behavioral Screening

Oregon 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $9.12 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$8.13$5.37 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.12$6.17 to $9.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $11Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $24
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $9professional $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
$6.17
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$11.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.59
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$9.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.80
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.55
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$10.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.45

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $8.13 · 5th 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.