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MDPP First Core Session

California 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 October 2026.

How much does MDPP First Core Session cost?

$23.99

Typical physician fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.50 to $151.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $20 to $39Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $19 to $200
$20$50$100$200facility $32professional $24

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.90
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$37.15
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.19

Where California sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Alaska than in Connecticut. 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.

California· 35th of 51

$23.99

AK $51.29CT $19.05

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.