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Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device

Alaska rates for HCPCS 92607

A face-to-face assessment by a speech-language pathologist to determine which speech-generating communication device suits a person who cannot make themselves understood by speaking. The therapist tests how the person can operate a device, whether by touch, eye gaze, or a switch, and what vocabulary and screen layout will work, then recommends a specific device and settings. It covers the first hour spent working with the patient.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device cost?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $269 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$269$269 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$234 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $158 to $389Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $174 to $501
$100$200$500facility $269professional $269

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
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$407.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.8 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

$269

AK $269IN $95.50

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.