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Aphasia (Language Ability) Assessment

Louisiana 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?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $158 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$102$91.20 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$117 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $98 to $355Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $83 to $141
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $158professional $102

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
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$128.82
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$151.36

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $102 · 30th 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.