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Occupational Therapy, Self-Care Training

Idaho 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$35.48$31.62 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$37.15 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $32 to $78Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $31 to $48
$10$20$50$100facility $49professional $35

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
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$46.77
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$56.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$52.48
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$48.98
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$100.00
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$35.48
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
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
GO · Occupational therapy plan
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$128.82

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 17th of 51

$35.48

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.