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Extended Substance Use Screening And Counseling

Mississippi 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?

$58.88

Typical physician fee. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $50.12 to $70.79.

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 $78 · 10th to 90th $52 to $81Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $46 to $71
$20$50facility $78professional $59

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
$41.69
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$74.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$69.18

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 33rd of 51

$58.88

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.