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Group Behavior Therapy, Technician-Led

Rhode Island 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?

$11.48

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.00 to $13.80.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $50 to $132Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $14
$5$10$20$50$100facility $62professional $11

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HM · Below bachelor's level
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HN · Bachelor's level
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HO · Master's level
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HP · Doctoral level
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 28th of 51

$11.48

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.