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Brief Emotional/Behavioral Screening

South 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 July 2026.

How much does Brief Emotional/Behavioral Screening cost?

$6.17

Typical physician fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.17 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4.47 to $12.02.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $9Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $5professional $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
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$15.14
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$11.75
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$10.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$29.51
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$13.80
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.55

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $6.17 · 18th 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.