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Behavioral Counseling for Obesity

Minnesota 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 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 6 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$37.15$23.99 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$25.12 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $22 to $107Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $21 to $95
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $31professional $37

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
$22.39
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$45.71
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$194.98
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$38.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$104.71

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $37.15 · 2nd 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.