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Occupational Therapy Evaluation, Moderate Complexity

Delaware rates for HCPCS 97166

An occupational therapist assesses how a health condition, injury, or developmental issue is affecting a person's ability to perform everyday tasks like dressing, cooking, or working, then creates a plan of care. This version reflects a moderately complex case, with a somewhat more involved health history and a moderate number of areas affecting daily function compared to a more straightforward evaluation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Occupational Therapy Evaluation, Moderate Complexity cost?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $105 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$72.44$63.10 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$63.10 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $63 to $562Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $60 to $105
$50$100$200$500facility $105professional $72

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
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$123.03
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
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GO · Occupational therapy plan
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Delaware· 45th of 51

$72.44

AK $200FL $60.26

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.