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Behavior Therapy Session With A Trained Technician

Alaska rates for HCPCS 97153

A trained behavior technician works one-on-one with a patient, following a structured plan designed by a supervising clinician, to teach skills and reduce challenging behaviors. This is billed in 15-minute increments and is commonly used as part of treatment for autism spectrum disorder and similar developmental needs.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Behavior Therapy Session With A Trained Technician cost?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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 6 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$14.79$14.13 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$14.45 to $18.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $29Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $28
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $15professional $15

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$39.81
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.30
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$28.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$177.83

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in North Carolina than in New Mexico. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $14.79 · 48th of 51
NC $24.55NM $14.79

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.