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Behavioral Counseling for Obesity

Tennessee 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 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 6 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$23.99$21.38 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$22.91 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $15 to $59Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $17 to $35
$0.5$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0facility $26professional $24

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
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$35.48
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $23.99 · 31st 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.