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Behavior Therapy Session With A Trained Technician

Maryland 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 physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14.45 to $18.20.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $26Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $14 to $26
$10$20$50facility $14professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.05
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$51.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$70.79
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 16th 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.