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

Montana 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 July 2026.

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

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$77.62$56.23 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$72.44 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $52 to $115Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $47 to $102
$50$100$200facility $95professional $78

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$112.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$100.00
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$141.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$117.49

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in South Dakota than in Louisiana. 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.

Montana· 7th of 51

$79.43

SD $102LA $54.95

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.