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Behavioral Counseling for Obesity

Kentucky 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$23.44$21.38 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$28.18 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $22 to $38Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $18 to $39
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0facility $31professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$165.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$47.86

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $23.99 · 32nd 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.