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Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device

Montana 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $209 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$166$129 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$200 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $195 to $234Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $117 to $209
$100$200facility $209professional $166

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
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$177.83
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$229.09
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$223.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$234.42
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$234.42

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 14th of 51

$166

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.