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Health And Behavior Assessment, First Session

New York 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?

$0.10

Typical physician fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.10 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $0.10 to $0.10.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $79 to $105
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $0professional $87

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$0.10
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11

Where New York 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.

New York $0.10 · 44th 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.