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Aphasia (Language Ability) Assessment

Nebraska 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$166 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$229 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $87 to $479Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $91 to $282
$100$200$500facility $302professional $195

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$616.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$269.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 2nd of 51

$195

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.