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Aphasia (Language Ability) Assessment

Iowa 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 Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $135 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$105$93.33 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$102 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $93 to $257Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $91 to $245
$100$200$500facility $135professional $105

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
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$204.17
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$616.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$257.04
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$263.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Alaska than in New Mexico. 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.

Iowa· 20th of 51

$107

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.