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Behavior Therapy Session With A Trained Technician

Nebraska 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $126 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$23.99$14.79 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$93.33 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $28 to $195Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $15 to $81
$20$50$100$200facility $126professional $24

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
$14.79
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HM · Below bachelor's level
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$154.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
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
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$81.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$81.28
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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$87.10
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 Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 8th of 51

$23.99

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.