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

Iowa rates for HCPCS G9878

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 achieved 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 October 2026.

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

$83.18

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $60.26 to $112.

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 $69 · 10th to 90th $58 to $170Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $1 to $363
$1$5$20$100facility $69professional $83

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
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$131.83
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$91.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$169.82
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
$25.70
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.61

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.0 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

$83.18

AK $138CT $46.77

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.