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One-on-One Therapeutic Activities, Each 15 Minutes

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 97530

A rehabilitation session in which a therapist works one-on-one with a patient on dynamic, movement-based activities designed to improve day-to-day function. The service is charged in 15-minute units.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does One-on-One Therapeutic Activities, Each 15 Minutes cost?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.92$24.55 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$30.90 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $31 to $66Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $23 to $50
$20$50$100facility $37professional $27

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
$30.90
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$37.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$39.81
9 more rates 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
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$53.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GP · Physical therapy plan
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$8.32
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.12

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Virginia. 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.

North Carolina· 42nd of 51

$27.54

AK $70.79VA $22.39

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.