Speech evaluation cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for speech and language evaluation: from $252.50 to $314.60, with a median of $314.60. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $62.10 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $254.05 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 92523, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB LANG/SPEECH SOUND PRO EVAL-STD | $252.50 | $505.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB LANG/SPEECH SOUND PRO EVAL-BAS | $252.50 | $505.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Eval Speech Sound Lang Comprhension | $314.60 | $484.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Eval Speech Sound Lang Comprhension | $314.60 | $484.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC Eval Speech Sound Lang Comprhension | $314.60 | $484.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Eval Speech Sound Lang Comprhension | $314.60 | $484.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $252.50, median $314.60, highest $314.60 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $314.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
A speech and language evaluation assesses speech and understanding.
What the price covers
The price is for one session or evaluation.