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Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device

Maryland 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?

$115

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $120.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $105 to $138
$100$200professional $115

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
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$218.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$251.19
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$115

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.