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Behavioral Counseling for Obesity

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $21.38 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $91 to $102Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $15 to $32
$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $91professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$29.51
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
$22.39
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$40.74

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $24.55 · 18th 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.