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Behavioral Counseling for Obesity

Iowa 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?

$25.70

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $21.38 to $30.90.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $22 to $68Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $17 to $49
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $30professional $25

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
$26.92
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$52.48
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$165.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$75.86
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$47.86
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$67.61
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$46.77

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $25.70 · 10th 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.