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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 October 2026.

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

$191

Typical physician fee. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $155 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

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $166 to $288Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $126 to $275
$100$200$500facility $214professional $191

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
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$776.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$288.40
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55
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
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.13

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 5th of 51

$191

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.