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Group Behavior Therapy, Technician-Led

Maryland 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?

$21.88

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14.13 to $24.55.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $12 to $25
$5$10$20professional $22

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$10.00
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
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 2nd of 51

$21.88

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.