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Assessment for a Speech-Generating Device

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $191 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$132$115 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$123 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $102 to $7,413Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $105 to $162
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $191professional $132

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$234.42
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$223.87
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
$60.26
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 34th 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.