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Extended Substance Use Screening And Counseling

Idaho 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 October 2026.

How much does Extended Substance Use Screening And Counseling cost?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $100 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$89.13$74.13 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$93.33 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $83 to $148Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $65 to $100
$50$100facility $100professional $89

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$117.49
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$93.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$123.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$123.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$158.49
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$114.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$66.07
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$72.44
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$77.62

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Alaska than in Arizona. 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.

Idaho· 5th of 51

$89.13

AK $110AZ $46.77

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.