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Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device

Illinois 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $380 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$138$126 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$166 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,413Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $120 to $191
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $380professional $138

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
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$218.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$162.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$239.88

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 30th of 51

$138

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.