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Annual Wellness Visit, Initial

Louisiana rates for HCPCS G0438

Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (PPS), initial visit

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Annual Wellness Visit, Initial cost?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$129$115 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$162 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $162 to $389Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $91 to $182
$100$200$500facility $162professional $129

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
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$123.03
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in North Dakota than in New York. 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.

Louisiana· 50th of 51

$129

ND $295NY $115

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.