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MDPP First Core Session

Connecticut 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?

$19.05

Typical physician fee. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.72 to $28.18.

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

Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $37
$10$20$50$100professional $19

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$64.57

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 51st of 51

$19.05

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.