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Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device

North Carolina 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $123 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$123$107 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$123 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $123 to $178Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $107 to $288
$100$200$500facility $123professional $123

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
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$245.47
11 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
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 41st of 51

$123

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.