Speech evaluation cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 55 hospitals list a cash price for speech and language evaluation: from $52.50 to $1,393.00, with a median of $230.00. The lowest listed price is at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $177.50 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $346.85 at 95 hospitals.
- The median here, $230.00, is 33% below the US median of $340.80.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($226.46).
- 9 of 55 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 55 facilities across 43 cities for code 92523, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2025 and Nov 6, 2026.
Lowest$52.50Advocate Lutheran General Hospital + 3 more
Median$230.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,393.00in this market
Difference26.5×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
median
Lowest $52.50Highest $1,393.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital lowest Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 EVL LNG COMP/EXP PER 15" PA File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $52.50 | $105.00 | $41.37–$1,047.77 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge lowest Park Ridge, IL EVL LNG COMP/EXP PER 15" PA File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $52.50 | $105.00 | $41.37–$1,067.64 | 50% |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 EVL LNG COMP/EXP PER 15" PA File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $52.50 | $105.00 | $41.37–$1,057.71 | 50% |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital lowest Hazel Crest, IL EVL LNG COMP/EXP PER 15" PA File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $52.50 | $105.00 | $41.37–$1,061.53 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL · (847) 381-9600 EVL LNG COMP/EXP PER 15" PA+1 more line at this price File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $55.00 | $110.00 | $43.34–$1,064.59 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL PEDS EVAL LNG COMP/EXP 15" PA File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $60.00 | $120.00 | $47.28–$1,067.64 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL EVL LNG COMP/EXP PER 15" PA+2 more lines at this price File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $65.00 | $130.00 | $51.22–$1,052.36 | 50% |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 EVL LNG COMP/EXP PER 15" PA+1 more line at this price File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $65.00 | $130.00 | $51.22–$1,033.25 | 50% |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 EVAL SND PROD/COMP PER 15" PA+3 more lines at this price File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $67.50 | $135.00 | $53.19–$651.57 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 PEDS EVAL LNG COMP/EXP 15" PA+3 more lines at this price File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $72.50 | $145.00 | $57.13–$1,057.71 | 50% |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL · (847) 742-9800 EVAL SND PROD/COMP PER 15" PA File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $77.50 | $155.00 | $61.07–$497.66 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL PEDS EVAL SND PROD/CMP 15" PA+1 more line at this price File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $82.50 | $165.00 | $65.01–$1,067.64 | 50% |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 EVAL SND PROD/COMP PER 15" PA File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $82.50 | $165.00 | $65.01–$1,047.77 | 50% |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 EVAL SND PROD/COMP PER 15" PA File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $82.50 | $165.00 | $65.01–$1,057.71 | 50% |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL EVAL SND PROD/COMP PER 15" PA File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $82.50 | $165.00 | $65.01–$1,061.53 | 50% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 EVAL SND PROD/COMP PER 15" PA+1 more line at this price File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $92.50 | $185.00 | $72.89–$1,064.59 | 50% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $95.00 | $380.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $95.00 | $380.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $95.00 | $380.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $95.00 | $380.00 | — | 75% |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND & LANG COMPR+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $108.57 | $329.00 | $194.11–$223.97 | 67% |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Eval Speech Sound Product W/ Eval Lang Comp & Exp 60 Min+5 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $113.81 | $599.00 | $113.81–$829.62 | 81% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Eval Speech Sound Product W/ Eval Lang Comp & Exp 75 Min+5 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $113.81 | $599.00 | $215.00–$219.00 | 81% |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 PEDS EVAL SND PROD/CMP 15" PA File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $122.50 | $245.00 | $96.53–$1,057.71 | 50% |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Speech Sound Lang Comprehen File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $126.73 | $354.00 | $88.50–$428.71 | 64% |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 SLP Eval Lang Comprehension,Express Unit BCE+1 more line at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $135.36 | $398.12 | $59.08–$258.78 | 66% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Eval Speech Sound Product W/ Eval Lang Comp & Exp 75 Min+5 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $137.77 | $599.00 | $219.83–$873.03 | 77% |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 PEDS EVAL LNG COMP/EXP 15" PA File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $160.00 | $320.00 | $126.08–$1,057.71 | 50% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Speech Sound Lang Comprehen File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $160.82 | $755.00 | $185.00–$566.25 | 79% |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 SLP Eval Lang Comprehension,Express Unit+1 more line at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $184.99 | $544.10 | $90.48–$353.67 | 66% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Speech Sound Lang Comprehen File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $193.24 | $749.00 | $749.00 | 74% |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 Speech Evaluation with Language Units+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $209.79 | $777.00 | $119.00–$652.68 | 73% |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 Speech Sound Lang Comprehen File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $210.06 | $778.00 | $185.00–$583.50 | 73% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 HC ST EVAL SPEECH SOUND PROD LANGUAG COMPRHNS, 45 MIN+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $228.00 | $2,105.00 | $65.80–$1,747.15 | 89% |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet, IL · (815) 725-7133 SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $230.00 | $531.00 | $95.05–$531.00 | 57% |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $230.00 | $888.00 | $149.00–$888.00 | 74% |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL · (847) 742-9800 EVAL LANG COMPREHEND/EXPRESS+1 more line at this price File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $312.50 | $625.00 | $246.25–$562.50 | 50% |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 363-6700 SP CFC LANG COMP & EXP 15MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $312.56 | $312.56 | — | — |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 626-4300 SPEECH LANGUAGE EVALUATION File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $331.15 | $551.91 | $331.15–$551.91 | 40% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Sp Eval Speech Sound Product Lang Comprehension File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $333.45 | $513.00 | $69.26–$280.10 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Sp Eval Speech Sound Product Lang Comprehension File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $333.45 | $513.00 | $69.26–$280.10 | 35% |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 PEDS EVAL LANG COMP/EXPRESS+3 more lines at this price File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $397.50 | $795.00 | $255.00–$651.57 | 50% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 EVAL SOUND PRODUCTION W/COMPR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $402.50 | $575.00 | $100.00–$460.00 | 30% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL EVAL LANG COMPREHEND/EXPRESS File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $475.00 | $950.00 | $331.00–$1,052.36 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL SPEECH EVAL& LANG COMPREHENSION+1 more line at this price File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $475.00 | $950.00 | $331.00–$1,067.64 | 50% |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 SPEECH EVAL& LANG COMPREHENSION+3 more lines at this price File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $475.00 | $950.00 | $331.00–$1,057.71 | 50% |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 EVAL LANG COMPREHEND/EXPRESS File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $475.00 | $950.00 | $331.00–$1,033.25 | 50% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 EVAL LANG COMPREHEND/EXPRESS+1 more line at this price File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $475.00 | $950.00 | $331.00–$1,064.59 | 50% |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL SPEECH EVAL& LANG COMPREHENSION+1 more line at this price File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $475.00 | $950.00 | $331.00–$1,061.53 | 50% |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 SPEECH EVAL& LANG COMPREHENSION+1 more line at this price File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $475.00 | $950.00 | $331.00–$1,047.77 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL · (847) 381-9600 EVAL LANG COMPREHEND/EXPRESS+1 more line at this price File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $475.00 | $950.00 | $333.87–$1,064.59 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL PEDS EVAL LANG COMP/EXPRESS+2 more lines at this price File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $490.00 | $980.00 | $331.00–$1,052.36 | 50% |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 SPEECH EVAL& LANG COMPREHENSION File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $490.00 | $980.00 | $331.00–$1,033.25 | 50% |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL HB SP EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANG COMPREHENSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $530.00 | $530.00 | — | — |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HB SP EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANG COMPREHENSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $530.00 | $530.00 | — | — |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HB SP EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANG COMPREHENSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $530.00 | $530.00 | — | — |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 PEDS EVAL SOUND PROD/COMP+3 more lines at this price File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $545.00 | $1,090.00 | $333.87–$1,057.71 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL PEDS EVAL SOUND PROD/COMP+1 more line at this price File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $545.00 | $1,090.00 | $331.00–$1,067.64 | 50% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Speech Sound Lang Comprehen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $564.20 | $806.00 | $55.61–$806.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 HB Speech Sound Lang Comprehen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $564.20 | $806.00 | $153.14–$806.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Speech Sound Lang Comprehen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $564.20 | $806.00 | $155.56–$806.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Speech Sound Lang Comprehen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $564.20 | $806.00 | $156.36–$806.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Speech Sound Lang Comprehen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $564.20 | $806.00 | $120.09–$806.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Speech Sound Lang Comprehen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $564.20 | $806.00 | $147.50–$806.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Speech Sound Lang Comprehen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $564.20 | $806.00 | $133.80–$806.00 | 30% |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Speech Sound Lang Comprehen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $564.20 | $806.00 | $128.96–$806.00 | 30% |
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary, IN · (219) 886-4000 Eval Speech Sound Prod/Comprehension File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $565.60 | $808.00 | $186.46–$1,041.36 | 30% |
| Methodist Hospital-Southlake Merrillville, IN · (219) 886-4000 Eval Speech Sound Prod/Comprehension File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $565.60 | $808.00 | $186.46–$1,041.36 | 30% |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Evaluation Of Speech Sound Production With Evaluation Of Language Comprehension And Expression File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $572.00 | $572.00 | — | — |
| Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton, IL HB Speech Sound Lang Comprehen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $578.90 | $827.00 | $347.34–$827.00 | 30% |
| Mercyhealth Crystal Lake Hospital & Medical Center Crystal Lake, IL · (792) 220-5500 HC ST SPEECH SOUND LANG COMP EVAL File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $633.14 | $844.19 | — | 25% |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Harvard Harvard, IL · (815) 943-5431 HC ST SPEECH SOUND LANG COMP EVAL File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $633.14 | $844.19 | — | 25% |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Speech Sound Lang Comprehen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $975.00 | $975.00 | — | — |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Evaluation Of Speech Sound Production With Evaluation Of Language Comprehension And Expression-Pb+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,037.00 | $1,037.00 | — | — |
| Edward Hospital Naperville, IL · (630) 527-3000 HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PROD W EVAL COMPREH EXPRESSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,393.00 | $1,393.00 | — | — |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL · (331) 221-1000 HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PROD W EVAL COMPREH EXPRESSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,393.00 | $1,393.00 | — | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $52.50, median $230.00, highest $1,393.00 — a 26.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 38 facilities here, median $172.91. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 38 of 40 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What speech evaluation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Speech evaluation explained.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 92523 ($356.85). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, ILEi Eval Speech Sound Product W/ Lang Comp & Exp per 15 Min | $4.18 | file |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, ILEi Eval Speech Sound Product W/ Lang Comp & Exp per 15 Min | $4.18 | file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, ILEi Eval Speech Sound Product W/ Lang Comp & Exp per 15 Min | $5.06 | file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, ILPEDS EVAL SND PROD/CMP 15" PA | $15.00 | file |
File Link to the hospital's own price file.