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Aphasia (Language Ability) Assessment

Oregon 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $186 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 8 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$138$107 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$126 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $100 to $224Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $91 to $251
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $186professional $138

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
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$257.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$213.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$229.09
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$204.17
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$229.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$239.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$407.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$275.42

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $145 · 4th 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.