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Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device

Oregon 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $245 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$138 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$204 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $148 to $324Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $117 to $282
$100$200$500facility $245professional $162

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$288.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$257.04
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$302.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$501.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
8 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
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 18th of 51

$162

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.