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Individual Behavior Change Counseling, First 30 Min

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 96158

This is a one-on-one counseling session with a trained clinician, such as a psychologist, focused on helping someone change habits that affect an existing physical health condition, such as improving diet, exercise, or medication routines for a condition like diabetes or heart disease. It covers the first 30 minutes of the session. It is aimed at supporting treatment of a diagnosed physical illness rather than treating a mental health condition on its own.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Individual Behavior Change Counseling, First 30 Min cost?

$66.07

Typical physician fee. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $57.54 to $77.62.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $81 to $162Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $51 to $93
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $91professional $65

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
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$154.88
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$158.49

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 1.5 times more in Minnesota than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Connecticut $66.07 · 13th of 51
MN $89.13DE $58.88

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.