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

Minnesota 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$112$63.10 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$66.07 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $60 to $417Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $54 to $141
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $66professional $112

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
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$141.25
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$794.33
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$199.53
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$112

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.