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Occupational Therapy, Self-Care Training

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 97535

An occupational therapist works one-on-one with a patient to build or relearn skills needed for daily activities such as dressing, bathing, cooking, or managing a household. This is billed in 15-minute increments and is often used after an injury, surgery, or illness that affects a person's ability to manage everyday tasks.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Occupational Therapy, Self-Care Training cost?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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$43.65$28.84 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$33.88 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $32 to $48Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $25 to $44
$20$50$100facility $34professional $44

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
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GP · Physical therapy plan
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$41.69
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GP · Physical therapy plan
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.90
2 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
$41.69
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GO · Occupational therapy plan
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Ohio. 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.

Arkansas· 7th of 51

$43.65

AK $63.10OH $20.89

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.