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Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device

New Mexico 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $166 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$170$115 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$123 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $48 to $263Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $100 to $224
$50$100$200facility $166professional $170

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
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$229.09
5 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
$50.12
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GN · Speech therapy plan
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 13th of 51

$170

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.