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MDPP First Core Session

Alabama rates for HCPCS G9873

First Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) core session was attended by an MDPP beneficiary under the MDPP Expanded Model (EM). A core session is an MDPP service that: (1) is furnished by an MDPP supplier during months 1 through 6 of the MDPP services period; (2) is approximately 1 hour in length; and (3) adheres to a CDC-approved DPP curriculum for core sessions

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does MDPP First Core Session cost?

$25.70

Typical physician fee. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20.42 to $28.84.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $21 to $110Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $18 to $36
$20$50$100facility $110professional $26

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$39.81

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in South Dakota than in Louisiana. 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.

Alabama· 37th of 51

$25.70

SD $38.02LA $22.39

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.