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Aphasia (Language Ability) Assessment

Maryland 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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$100$93.33 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$56.23 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $56 to $692Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $87 to $138
$50$100$200$500facility $89professional $100

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
$56.23
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$128.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$177.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$194.98
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$147.91

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 33rd of 51

$100

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.