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Occupational Therapy, Self-Care Training

Colorado 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$40.74$28.84 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$28.84 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $29 to $58Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $23 to $85
$20$50$100facility $36professional $41

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
$28.84
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$36.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$42.66
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$44.67
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$56.23
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$70.79
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$35.48

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 10th of 51

$40.74

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.