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Group Behavior Therapy, Technician-Led

Alaska rates for HCPCS 97154

This is a structured therapy session where a trained technician works with more than one patient at the same time, guiding them through specific behavior-focused exercises following a plan set by a supervising clinician. It is commonly used as part of ongoing treatment for developmental or behavioral conditions such as autism, helping patients build skills like communication, social interaction, or self-regulation in a group setting. Sessions are tracked in 15-minute increments of technician time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Group Behavior Therapy, Technician-Led cost?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $14.13 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$14.13$14.13 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.13$2.57 to $14.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $3 to $20Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28
$2$5$10$20$50facility $14professional $14

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
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.45
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$3.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.99
4 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
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HM · Below bachelor's level
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HN · Bachelor's level
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HO · Master's level
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HP · Doctoral level
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.80

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in Washington, DC than in Alabama. 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.

Alaska· 15th of 51

$14.13

DC $21.88AL $2.00

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.