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Behavioral Counseling for Obesity

North Carolina 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 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 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$26.30$22.39 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$22.91 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $20 to $40Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $19 to $42
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0facility $26professional $26

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
$39.81
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
$33.11
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$39.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $26.30 · 7th 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.