go back

Behavioral Counseling for Obesity

South Dakota rates for HCPCS G0447

Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Behavioral Counseling for Obesity cost?

$39.81

Typical physician fee. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $31.62 to $44.67.

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 $41 · 10th to 90th $26 to $47Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $28 to $51
$50$100facility $41professional $40

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$44.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$46.77
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$165.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$41.69
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$51.29
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.80

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in North Dakota than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Dakota· 4th of 51

$39.81

ND $52.48KY $19.50

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.