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Behavior Therapy Session With A Trained Technician

Arizona 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 October 2026.

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

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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$26.30$13.49 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$25.70 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $21 to $148Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $12 to $47
$20$50$100facility $69professional $26

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
$34.67
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$28.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HM · Below bachelor's level
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HM · Below bachelor's level
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HN · Bachelor's level
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HO · Master's level
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HP · Doctoral level
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HM · Below bachelor's level
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HN · Bachelor's level
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HO · Master's level
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HP · Doctoral level
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Wyoming than in West Virginia. 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.

Arizona· 7th of 51

$26.30

WY $48.98WV $10.96

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.