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Health And Behavior Assessment, First Session

California rates for HCPCS 96150

An assessment of the psychological, behavioral and social factors affecting a physical illness — how someone copes with diabetes, chronic pain or heart disease, for example. It uses a focused interview, observation and structured questionnaires, and is aimed at managing a medical condition rather than treating a mental illness. This is the opening assessment, done before any treatment sessions.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Health And Behavior Assessment, First Session cost?

$123

Typical physician fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $123 to $5,888.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $138 to $138Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $123 to $5,888
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $138professional $123

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$102.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,949.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$5,888.44
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79

Where California sits

The same service costs 58884.4 times more in Missouri than in New York. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $123 · 8th of 44
MO $5,888NY $0.10

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.