Speech evaluation cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 11 hospitals list a cash price for speech and language evaluation: from $209.50 to $342.00, with a median of $342.00. The lowest listed price is at The Methodist Hospital — $132.50 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $382.70 at 82 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Methodist Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC EVAL SLP SOUND & LANG LOW COMPLEX | $209.50 | $419.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG SPEECH/HEARING PROC EVALUATION SPEECH SOUND LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION - THRPY ASSISTANT ONLY | $226.86 | $365.00 | $91.98–$292.00 | 38% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG SPEECH/HEARING PROC EVALUATION SPEECH SOUND LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $226.86 | $365.00 | $91.98–$292.00 | 38% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PROC EVALUATION SPEECH SOUND LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $226.86 | $365.00 | $91.98–$292.00 | 38% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG PROC EVALUATION SPEECH SOUND LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $226.86 | $365.00 | $91.98–$292.00 | 38% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG SPEECH/HEARING PROC EVALUATION SPEECH SOUND LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION - THRPY ASSISTANT ONLY | $226.86 | $365.00 | $91.98–$292.00 | 38% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG SPEECH/HEARING PROC EVALUATION SPEECH SOUND LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $226.86 | $365.00 | $91.98–$292.00 | 38% | — source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC EVAL SLP SOUND & LANG LOW COMPLEX | $342.00 | $684.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC EVAL SLP SOUND & LANG LOW COMPLEX | $342.00 | $684.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC EVAL SLP SOUND & LANG LOW COMPLEX | $342.00 | $684.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC EVAL SLP SOUND & LANG LOW COMPLEX | $342.00 | $684.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC EVAL SLP SOUND & LANG LOW COMPLEX | $342.00 | $684.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC EVAL SLP SOUND & LANG LOW COMPLEX | $342.00 | $684.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC EVAL SLP SOUND & LANG LOW COMPLEX | $342.00 | $684.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC EVAL SLP SOUND & LANG LOW COMPLEX | $342.00 | $684.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $209.50, median $342.00, highest $342.00 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $342.00. 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 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 it is
A speech and language evaluation assesses speech and understanding.
What the price covers
The price is for one session or evaluation.