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Aphasia (Language Ability) Assessment

Arizona 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $145 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 5 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$100$89.13 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$91.20 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $76 to $437Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $85 to $135
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $145professional $100

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
$186.21
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$169.82

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $100 · 34th 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.