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MDPP Core Maintenance, Months 7-9, Under 5% Weight Loss

Alabama rates for HCPCS G9876

Two Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) core maintenance sessions (MS) were attended by an MDPP beneficiary in months (mo) 7-9 under the MDPP Expanded Model (EM). A core maintenance session is an MDPP service that: (1) is furnished by an MDPP supplier during months 7 through 12 of the MDPP services period; (2) is approximately 1 hour in length; and (3) adheres to a CDC-approved DPP curriculum for maintenance sessions. The beneficiary did not achieve at least 5% weight loss (WL) from his/her baseline weight, as measured by at least one in-person weight measurement at a core maintenance session in months 7-9

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does MDPP Core Maintenance, Months 7-9, Under 5% Weight Loss cost?

$15.14

Typical physician fee. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.59 to $42.66.

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

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $13 to $110Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $71
$10$20$50$100facility $110professional $15

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.44

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in South Dakota than in Hawaii. 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.

Alabama· 46th of 51

$15.14

SD $75.86HI $13.18

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.