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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 July 2026.

How much does Aphasia (Language Ability) Assessment cost?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, 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 $158 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$97.72 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$95.50 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $83 to $339Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $93 to $224
$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $158professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$616.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $129 · 8th 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.