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Extended Substance Use Screening And Counseling

Kentucky 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$51.29$45.71 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$45.71 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $40 to $68Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $42 to $68
$50$100facility $51professional $51

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$60.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$69.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$323.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$70.79
3 more rates 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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AF · Specialist physician
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
HO · Master's level
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TD · Registered nurse
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$51.29

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.