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Occupational Therapy Evaluation, Moderate Complexity

Tennessee 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?

$70.79

Typical physician fee. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $57.54 to $105.

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 $158 · 10th to 90th $63 to $324Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $48 to $631
$50$100$200$500facility $158professional $71

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
$158.49
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$112.20
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$91.20
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
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$177.83

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 46th of 51

$70.79

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.