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Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device

Tennessee 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?

$129

Typical physician fee. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $117 to $214.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $117 to $417Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $107 to $794
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $186professional $129

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
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$223.87

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 37th of 51

$129

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.