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Group Behavior Therapy, Technician-Led

North Carolina 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?

$4.57

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.57 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3.55 to $4.79.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $15 to $107Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $15
$5$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $5

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
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$12.30
11 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$0.71
Median
$0.71
Typical High
$0.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$0.71
Median
$0.71
Typical High
$0.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$0.71
Median
$0.71
Typical High
$0.71
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HM · Below bachelor's level
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HN · Bachelor's level
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
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

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 51

$4.57

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.