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Occupational Therapy, Self-Care Training

Kentucky 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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$24.55$20.89 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$25.70 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $25 to $42Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $19 to $32
$20$50facility $28professional $25

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
$24.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$33.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$32.36
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$41.69
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$154.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
4 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
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GO · Occupational therapy plan
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GP · Physical therapy plan
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$45.71

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 46th of 51

$24.55

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.