[Rikki Jean]

I'm looking for an OT for my son for SPD, but none of the ones recommended by our local Autism organization are covered by his insurance, nor are the ones some other moms have recommended. We do have some options with the insurance, but if all of those turn out to be duds, I'm wondering what kind of expense we'd be looking at with private OT. Can someone throw me some figures, even if they're just ballpark? Thanks.

 

[kittynurse]

I'm in Canada so YMMV but we pay $120 per hour.

Totally worth every penny.

Martha

 

[georgia]

We pay around $50 for about 45-50 minute session of OT (not covered by insurance) here in the sunny South (and like kittynurse mentioned, worth every penny).

 

[sbgrace]

We paid $300 per hour once and $125 the other time. I have no clue what the difference was (same facility, different times/therapists). Call the good places and ask the per hour cost for therapy.

 

[samandhenrysmom]

The going rate in Houston is about $125-150/50 min session.

 

[lotusdebi]

In the Baltimore suburbs, we paid $80 for 50 minutes for an OT who did the therapy in her home.

 

[cchrissyy]

we pay $90 hour in the CA bay area, and get most of it back with our out of network insurance coverage.

 

[LynnS6]

We paid about $80 for a 50-55 minute session weekly. There was a 10% discount for paying up front, and then we got 70% reimbursed by our insurance.

 

[irangel]

Here $200 an hour is pretty standard.

 

[georgia]

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbgrace We paid $300 per hour once and $125 the other time. I have no clue what the difference was (same facility, different times/therapists). Call the good places and ask the per hour cost for therapy.

Our initial visit was billed as a consultation/evaluation at double the rate.

 

[LowFlyingAnimals]

$100/hour, which was really 50 min of therapy time. But, that was completely worthwhile for all the benefits my dd got.

If the cost is too much, you can sometimes find cheaper services by using student providers through a local university or by learning the kinds of therapy an OT would recommend and duplicating them at home. The OTs we've used have been happy to provide that as a service as well, giving lists of stuff to continue treatment when insurance or funds run out.