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Behavioral Counseling for Obesity

West Virginia 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $214 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$24.55$21.88 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$182 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $37 to $562Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $22 to $34
$20$50$100$200$500facility $214professional $25

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.30
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$165.96
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$61.66

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 40th of 51

$24.55

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.