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Individual Behavior Change Counseling, First 30 Min

North Dakota 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?

$70.79

Typical physician fee. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $61.66 to $129.

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 $68 · 10th to 90th $59 to $89Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $56 to $158
$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $68professional $71

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
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$144.54

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $70.79 · 4th 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.