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Therapy For Using A Communication Device

Alaska rates for HCPCS 92606

Therapy sessions that teach a person to communicate using an assistive device, including setting the device up and adjusting it as their abilities and needs change. It is used by people whose speech is unreliable or absent, so that they can express needs, take part in conversation, and be understood.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Therapy For Using A Communication Device cost?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $174 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$155 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$155 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $120 to $224Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $115 to $316
$100$200facility $174professional $178

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$251.19
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$213.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$89.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$35.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.92
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$218.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Alaska than in Indiana. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$178

AK $178IN $21.88

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.