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Behavior Therapy Session With A Trained Technician

South Dakota 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 South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14.79 to $23.44.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $15 to $27Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $14 to $40
$10$20$50facility $23professional $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
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$28.84
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$40.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$33.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$177.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$74.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 20th 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.