Speech & Language/AAC Evaluations

Payment with Insurance

AAC on the Lakeshore, PLLC accepts insurance from a select number of insurance companies. I am an approved In-Network provider for Aetna, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Medicaid, and Priority Health.

Insurance from Out of Network is available as well. Co-pays and deductible costs are the responsibility of the client. It is always best to check with your insurance company to see what benefits you have for speech & language services.

Initial Consultation

The process begins with a free phone consultation regarding your child’s communication needs, and school information.

From this point, a free informal zoom session to ‘eyeball’ your child will be held to determine next steps.

Following the review of this information, a plan will be presented specific to you and your child’s specific needs. A financial agreement will be presented as well for your consideration.

Evaluations

If you decide to pursue therapy, an evaluation is necessary. A signed evaluation agreement and registration form are needed. If you wish to pay via insurance, providers require copies of your insurance card(s) and driver’s license(s).

Evaluations are designed based on your child’s specific needs. A “Case History” allows us to have background information on your child’s journey to date and helps us further tune into your child’s speech & language development. We use the initial consultation and case history to select the type and specific assessment tools.

The mains areas are:

• Oral motor skills
• Speech production skills, including a rating of understandability
• Receptive language skills, including comprehension of single words, sentences, concepts, and parts of speech
• Expressive language skills, including the production of appropriate vocabulary size for age, sentence skills (statements, questions, simple or complex), sentence length, and parts of speech/grammar

The evaluation session typically takes 45–60 minutes of direct contact time. In rare cases, more than one session is necessary. A full report will be written and submitted to insurance for verification of coverage.