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Speech-Language Pathology in Home Health or Hospice

California rates for HCPCS G0153

Services performed by a qualified speech-language pathologist in the home health or hospice setting, each 15 minutes

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Speech-Language Pathology in Home Health or Hospice cost?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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 9 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$12.59$7.94 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$7.94 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $8 to $126Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $25
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $20professional $13

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$24.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$31.62
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$151.36
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.32
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.44

Where California sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in Montana than in New Jersey. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $12.59 · 42nd of 50
MT $79.43NJ $7.94

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.