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Group Behavior Therapy, Technician-Led

South Dakota 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 July 2026.

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

$14.13

Typical physician fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5.50 to $14.45.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $15Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $3 to $15
$5$10$20facility $4professional $14

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.79
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$40.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Massachusetts than in Minnesota. 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.

South Dakota· 37th of 51

$14.13

MA $15.14MN $7.08

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.