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Aphasia (Language Ability) Assessment

Mississippi 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 Mississippi, 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 $102 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 $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$102 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $85 to $123Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $87 to $170
$50$100$200facility $102professional $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
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$151.36
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$158.49

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 27th of 51

$102

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.