go back

Brief Emotional/Behavioral Screening

West Virginia 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 West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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 5 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$7.94$5.25 to $9.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$53.70 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $9 to $132Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $98professional $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
$25.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$9.55
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$5.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$23.99
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.00

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $8.13 · 3rd 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.