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Behavior Therapy Session With A Trained Technician

Kansas 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 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 $30.90 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$14.79$14.79 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$15.14 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $15 to $182Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $15 to $45
$20$50$100$200facility $31professional $15

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
$14.79
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$26.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$104.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$69.18
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 Kansas 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.

Kansas· 34th of 51

$14.79

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.