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Behavioral Counseling for Obesity

Virginia 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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 8 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$24.55$21.38 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$23.44 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $21 to $41Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $18 to $33
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$29.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$39.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$36.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.70
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$52.48

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $25.12 · 15th 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.