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

Wisconsin 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$72.44$48.98 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$48.98 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $49 to $316Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $48 to $234
$50$100$200$500facility $95professional $72

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
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$141.25
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$363.08
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$125.89
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$144.54
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$223.87
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
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.61

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 18th of 51

$72.44

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.