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Aphasia (Language Ability) Assessment

Utah 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $123 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 7 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$112$91.20 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$123 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $120 to $155Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $87 to $155
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $123professional $112

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
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$177.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$213.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$162.18
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$177.83

Where Utah 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.

Utah $112 · 16th 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.