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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 July 2026.

How much does Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device cost?

$135

Typical physician fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $117 to $182.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $107 to $347
$100$200$500professional $135

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$263.03
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$467.74
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$239.88
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$229.09
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$676.08
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$316.23

Where New York sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Minnesota than in Ohio. 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· 26th of 51

$135

MN $275OH $120

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.