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Aphasia (Language Ability) Assessment

Tennessee 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?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $102 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 5 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$102$93.33 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$100 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $69 to $617Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $87 to $170
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $102professional $102

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
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $102 · 31st 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.