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Behavior Therapy Session With A Trained Technician

Kentucky 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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 7 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$15.14$14.13 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$16.98 to $19.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $17 to $42Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $19
$10$20$50facility $17professional $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
$15.14
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.50
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$24.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.50
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$67.61

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 15th of 51

$15.14

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.