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Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device

Michigan 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $331 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$145$138 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$251 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $191 to $776Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $135 to $191
$200$500$1Kfacility $331professional $145

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
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$288.40
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$407.38
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 24th of 51

$145

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.