Health And Behavior Assessment, First Session

Minnesota 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 October 2026.

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

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$38.90	$35.48 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$75.86	$60.26 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $48 to $178Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $35 to $56

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Minnesota Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $123.03 Median $123.03 Typical High $229.09	Facility	None	$123.03	$123.03	$229.09
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $50.12 Median $75.86 Typical High $213.80	Facility	None	$50.12	$75.86	$213.80
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $35.48 Median $44.67 Typical High $48.98	Professional	None	$35.48	$44.67	$48.98
Health Partners Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $44.67 Median $72.44 Typical High $169.82	Facility	None	$44.67	$72.44	$169.82
Health Partners Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $35.48 Median $38.02 Typical High $40.74	Professional	None	$35.48	$38.02	$40.74
Medica Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $123.03 Median $5,888.44 Typical High $5,888.44	Professional	None	$123.03	$5,888.44	$5,888.44

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 58884.4 times more in Missouri than in New York. 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.

Minnesota· 25th of 43

$38.90

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.