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MDPP Core Maintenance, Months 10-12, Under 5% Weight Loss

Iowa rates for HCPCS G9877

Two Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) core maintenance sessions (MS) were attended by an MDPP beneficiary in months (mo) 10-12 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 10-12

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does MDPP Core Maintenance, Months 10-12, Under 5% Weight Loss cost?

$20.89

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14.13 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 $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $54Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $1 to $91
$1$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $17professional $21

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$83.18
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$91.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.91
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$40.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.00
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
$6.46
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.66

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.9 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.

Iowa· 10th of 51

$20.89

AK $56.23CT $11.48

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.