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Group Behavior Therapy, Technician-Led

Kansas 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 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$19.95$2.04 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.13$4.37 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $4 to $129Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $2 to $29
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $14professional $20

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
$2.04
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.19
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.85
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HM · Below bachelor's level
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HN · Bachelor's level
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HO · Master's level
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HP · Doctoral level
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HM · Below bachelor's level
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HN · Bachelor's level
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HO · Master's level
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HP · Doctoral level
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
1 more rate 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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
U1 · State-defined
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 3rd of 51

$19.95

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.