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Behavior Therapy Session With A Trained Technician

Delaware 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 physician fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14.45 to $15.14.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $34 to $34Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $14 to $18
$10$20facility $34professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$56.23

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in North Carolina than in New Mexico. 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.

Delaware· 47th of 51

$14.79

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.