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Aphasia (Language Ability) Assessment

Alaska rates for HCPCS 96105

A structured assessment of language ability after a stroke, head injury or other brain condition, testing speaking, understanding, reading, writing and spelling. The clinician scores the findings and writes a report that guides therapy; it is charged for each hour of assessment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Aphasia (Language Ability) Assessment cost?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $117 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$102 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$97.72 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $83 to $240Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $93 to $389
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $117professional $219

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$331.13
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$218.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$3,467.37
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$218.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$512.86

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Alaska than in New Mexico. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $219 · 1st of 51
AK $219NM $89.13

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.