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Behavior Therapy Session With A Trained Technician

North Carolina 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?

$32.36

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $24.55 to $35.48.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $15 to $107Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $15 to $36
$20$50$100facility $15professional $32

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
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$81.28
11 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
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
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 North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 2nd of 51

$32.36

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.