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MDPP First Core Session

Pennsylvania 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28.18$21.38 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$31.62 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $32 to $32Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $19 to $38
$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $32professional $28

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.02
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$43.65

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in South Dakota than in Louisiana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Pennsylvania $28.18 · 17th of 51
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.