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MDPP First Core Session

Missouri 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?

$28.84

Typical physician fee. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $22.39 to $58.88.

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 $45 · 10th to 90th $35 to $123Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $19 to $151
$20$50$100facility $45professional $29

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$123.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$48.98
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
$11.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$4.37

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 20th of 51

$28.84

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.