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Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device

Missouri 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $182 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$129$123 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$132 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $123 to $562Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $110 to $234
$100$200$500facility $182professional $129

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
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$323.59
4 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
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.14

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 36th of 51

$129

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.