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Behavioral Counseling for Obesity

Louisiana 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?

$22.91

Typical physician fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $18.62 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $16 to $36Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $16 to $31
$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $19professional $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
$16.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.90
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$45.71

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $22.91 · 51st 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.