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Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device

Idaho 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $224 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$170$145 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$186 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $155 to $355Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $120 to $214
$50$100$200$500facility $224professional $170

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$204.17
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$213.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$218.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$213.80
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$489.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$234.42
9 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
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 12th of 51

$170

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.