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

Massachusetts 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$97.72$63.10 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$79.43 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $79 to $3,802Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $51 to $363
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $93professional $98

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
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$57.54
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$2,951.21
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$93.33
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$213.80
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,897.79
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,388.44
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
$25.70
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.75

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 6th of 51

$97.72

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.