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Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device

New York 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $135 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$120$107 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$102 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $78 to $407Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $100 to $141
$100$200$500facility $135professional $120

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
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$269.15
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$457.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$181.97
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$478.63
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$134.90
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
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.79

Where New York 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 York· 43rd of 51

$120

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.