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Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device

South Carolina 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$132$117 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$129 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $123 to $468Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $98 to $166
$100$200$500facility $135professional $132

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
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$173.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$165.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$186.21
11 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
$60.26
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$89.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$125.89

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 33rd of 51

$132

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.