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Occupational Therapy, Self-Care Training

Minnesota 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 July 2026.

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

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$45.71$32.36 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$47.86 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $32 to $148Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $23 to $91
$20$50$100$200facility $91professional $46

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CO · OT assistant
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
CO · OT assistant
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$147.91
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$44.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
CO · OT assistant
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
CQ · PT assistant
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$100.00

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$46.77

AK $58.88DE $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.