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Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device

North Dakota 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $132 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$245$204 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$132 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $132 to $380Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $132 to $316
$100$200$500facility $132professional $245

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
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
3 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
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.13

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 3rd of 51

$245

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.