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Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device

Kansas 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 Kansas, 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 $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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$170$155 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$148 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $110 to $269Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $129 to $269
$100$200$500facility $174professional $170

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
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 11th 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.