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Behavior Therapy Session With A Trained Technician

Louisiana 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $107 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$13.80$12.59 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$54.95 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $39 to $126Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $15
$10$20$50$100$200facility $107professional $14

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
$13.80
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.45
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HN · Bachelor's level
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TF · Intermediate care level
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TG · Complex care level
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$32.36
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 Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 45th of 51

$13.80

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.