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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 July 2026.

How much does Extended Substance Use Screening And Counseling cost?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 7 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$57.54$50.12 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$48.98 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $44 to $78Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $44 to $78
$50$100facility $58professional $58

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
$43.65
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$75.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$87.10
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$85.11
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$323.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$104.71

Where Kentucky sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. 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· 38th of 51

$57.54

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.