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

Nebraska 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 Nebraska, 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 $138 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$91.20 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$105 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $95 to $269Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $51 to $363
$50$100$200facility $138professional $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
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$131.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$295.12
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$141.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
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
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 3rd 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.