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Behavioral Counseling for Obesity

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS G0447

Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Behavioral Counseling for Obesity cost?

$23.44

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20.89 to $26.30.

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

Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $15 to $29
$20.0$50.0$100.0professional $23

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$41.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$66.07

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 1.8 times more in North Dakota than in Louisiana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $23.44 · 36th of 51
ND $41.69LA $22.91

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.