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

North Carolina 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?

$81.28

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $53.70 to $135.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $93 to $112Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $52 to $186
$50$100$200facility $93professional $81

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$112.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$102.33
5 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
$29.51
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 11th of 51

$81.28

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.