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MDPP First Core Session

Utah 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?

$26.30

Typical physician fee. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $22.39 to $31.62.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $32 to $32Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $20 to $38
$20$50facility $32professional $26

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
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.30
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$46.77
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$36.31
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
$12.88
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.16

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 25th of 51

$26.30

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.