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Behavioral Counseling for Obesity

Michigan 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 negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 8 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 $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$23.44 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $23 to $41Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $18 to $37
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $26professional $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
$22.91
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$31.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$56.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$38.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$45.71
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.70
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$39.81
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$39.81

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $23.44 · 40th 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.