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Aetna ABA Reimbursement Benchmarks - California

See what Aetna actually pays for ABA across California and check whether your rates are sitting on the payer's floor.

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What’s inside:

1

The full rate distribution

Every core ABA code (97153, 97155, 97156) mapped across the full percentile range (5th–95th), so you can see Aetna's base fee schedule and where the California market actually lands.

2

Real California benchmarks

Aetna's negotiated rates across 819 California ABA provider entities from Transparency in Coverage data - the floor, the median, and the top of the market for each code, side by side.

3

A quick self-check

A three-step way to find where your rate falls in the market, plus the key finding most owners miss: about one in four California providers is contracted above Aetna's standard schedule. The base fee schedule is a starting point, not a ceiling.

Most California ABA providers are contracted at Aetna's base fee schedule, but the data shows a meaningful share of the network sits above it.

This free benchmark sheet maps Aetna's negotiated rates for the core ABA codes (97153, 97155, 97156) across 819 California provider entities, from the floor to the top of the market.

Download it to see exactly where your contracted rates fall and where the market sits.

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