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Aphasia (Language Ability) Assessment

New Hampshire 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $148 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$117$105 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$93.33 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $45 to $490Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $91 to $224
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $148professional $117

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
$229.09
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$104.71
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $117 · 13th 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.