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Aphasia (Language Ability) Assessment

North Carolina 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 October 2026.

How much does Aphasia (Language Ability) Assessment cost?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$97.72$85.11 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$97.72 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $98 to $115Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $76 to $200
$50$100$200facility $98professional $98

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$112.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$194.98
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.59

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

North Carolina· 38th of 51

$97.72

AK $219FL $74.13

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.