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Alcohol Misuse Behavioral Counseling, Brief

New Mexico rates for HCPCS G0443

Brief face-to-face behavioral counseling for alcohol misuse, 15 minutes

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Alcohol Misuse Behavioral Counseling, Brief cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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$18.20$16.22 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$19.95 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $18 to $447Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $14 to $31
$20$50$100$200$500facility $28professional $18

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
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.90
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in North Dakota than in New Mexico. 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.

New Mexico· 51st of 51

$18.20

ND $50.12NM $18.20

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.