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Behavioral Counseling for Obesity

South 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?

$24.55

Typical physician fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $21.38 to $27.54.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $20 to $40Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $19 to $36
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $26professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$36.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$39.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67

Where South 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.

South Carolina $24.55 · 21st 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.