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Aphasia (Language Ability) Assessment

Kentucky 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?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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$93.33$75.86 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$95.50 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $76 to $162Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $65 to $123
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $98professional $93

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
$95.50
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$117.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$141.25
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$467.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$186.21

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $93.33 · 48th 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.