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Aphasia (Language Ability) Assessment

Montana 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $166 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$129$115 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$129 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $91 to $186Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $89 to $186
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $166professional $129

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$169.82
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$177.83
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$177.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$199.53

Where Montana 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.

Montana $129 · 7th 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.