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Extended Substance Use Screening And Counseling

Arizona rates for HCPCS 99409

This is a structured screening for alcohol or drug use paired with a brief counseling conversation about the results, lasting more than thirty minutes. A clinician or trained staff member uses a standardized questionnaire to assess use patterns and then discusses next steps with the patient. The longer time reflects a more in-depth conversation than a brief check-in.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Extended Substance Use Screening And Counseling cost?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$56.23$48.98 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$46.77 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $42 to $93Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $41 to $76
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $55professional $56

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
$36.31
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$75.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$147.91
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$107.15

Where Arizona sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arizona $56.23 · 51st of 51
VT $69.18AZ $56.23

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.