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Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device

Iowa 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $214 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$151 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$155 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $132 to $316Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $151 to $316
$100$200$500facility $214professional $191

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$724.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$181.97
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$191

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.