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Aphasia (Language Ability) Assessment

Florida 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $178 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$97.72$89.13 to $110
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$69.18 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $45 to $251Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $74 to $126
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $178professional $98

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
$85.11
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$123.03
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$194.98
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$181.97
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$81.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$165.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$100.00

Where Florida 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.

Florida $97.72 · 44th 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.