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Behavioral Counseling for Obesity

Vermont 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?

$22.91

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.05 to $26.92.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $27 to $30Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $15 to $31
$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $27professional $23

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$91.20
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$61.66

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $22.91 · 50th 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.