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Aphasia (Language Ability) Assessment

New Mexico 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $112 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$89.13$79.43 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$77.62 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $59 to $468Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $60 to $135
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $112professional $89

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
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$138.04
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$169.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $89.13 · 51st 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.