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Occupational Therapy, Self-Care Training

New Jersey 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?

$30.20

Typical physician fee. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $21.38 to $31.62.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $20 to $132Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $21 to $35
$20$50$100$200facility $21professional $30

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
$20.42
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.88
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$69.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$81.28
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.90
1 more rate 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
GP · Physical therapy plan
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 31st of 51

$30.20

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.