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Behavior Therapy Session With A Trained Technician

Georgia 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?

$14.13

Typical physician fee. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $13.18 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $282Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $21
$20$50$100$200$500facility $13professional $14

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
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.45
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HN · Bachelor's level
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$52.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$81.28
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HM · Below bachelor's level
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HN · Bachelor's level
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$97.72
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
9 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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
U3 · State-defined
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
U5 · State-defined
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$24.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
U1 · State-defined
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$57.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
U2 · State-defined
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
U3 · State-defined
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
U4 · State-defined
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
U5 · State-defined
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
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 Georgia 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.

Georgia· 41st of 51

$14.13

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.