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Behavioral Counseling for Obesity

Missouri 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?

$24.55

Typical physician fee. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $21.88 to $28.84.

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 $29 · 10th to 90th $21 to $43Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $19 to $39
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $29professional $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
$33.11
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$165.96
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$53.70

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $24.55 · 17th 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.