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Speech-Language Pathology in Home Health or Hospice

North Carolina 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

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

How much rates vary

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

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
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$26.92
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $24.55 · 12th 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.