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Occupational Therapy Evaluation, Moderate Complexity

New Jersey 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?

$81.28

Typical physician fee. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $56.23 to $83.18.

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

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $45 to $263Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $56 to $93
$50$100$200facility $56professional $81

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$104.71
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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GO · Occupational therapy plan
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 33rd of 51

$81.28

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.