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Assessment For A Non-Speaking Communication Aid

Kansas rates for HCPCS 92605

A face-to-face assessment by a speech-language pathologist of someone who cannot speak clearly enough to be understood, to establish which communication aid suits them. It covers aids that do not produce spoken output, such as picture, symbol, letter or word boards. The clinician tests the person's abilities and needs and recommends a particular aid.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Assessment For A Non-Speaking Communication Aid cost?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $112 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 5 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$112$105 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$91.20 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $78 to $209Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $85 to $141
$100$200facility $112professional $112

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
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Kansas· 12th of 51

$112

AK $195DC $83.18

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.