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Aphasia (Language Ability) Assessment

Colorado 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $107 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 7 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$107$91.20 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$97.72 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $78 to $186Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $85 to $158
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $107professional $107

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
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$186.21
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$208.93
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$204.17

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $107 · 18th 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.