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

Washington, DC 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?

$16.60

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.02 to $70.79.

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 $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $10Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $72
$10$20$50facility $10professional $17

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
$11.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.20

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 31st of 51

$16.60

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.