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Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device

Utah 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $204 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$110 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$174 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $155 to $224Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $98 to $195
$100$200facility $204professional $126

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
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$199.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$134.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$234.42
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$144.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$199.53
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$194.98
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
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 40th of 51

$126

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.