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Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device

South Dakota 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?

$174

Typical physician fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $132 to $240.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $126 to $288
$200$500professional $174

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
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$288.40
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 8th of 51

$174

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.