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Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device

Ohio 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $129 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$115$97.72 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$117 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $98 to $309Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $79 to $182
$100$200$500facility $129professional $115

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
$117.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$234.42
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$741.31
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$234.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47
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
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$28.84

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 48th of 51

$115

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.