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MDPP First Core Session

Montana 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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$36.31$31.62 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$28.84 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $23 to $43Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $23 to $47
$20$50facility $37professional $36

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
$18.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$42.66
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$41.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$45.71
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
$15.85
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.47

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 8th of 51

$36.31

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.