Speech evaluation cost in Manhattan, KS — inpatient
In Manhattan, KS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for speech and language evaluation as an inpatient: from $116.80 to $162.40, with a median of $139.60. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan — $22.80 less than the median here. Across Kansas, the median is $247.65 at 9 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 92523, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Manhattan, KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan lowest Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 EVAL, BRIEF SPEECH/LANGUAGE | $116.80 | $292.00 | $89.51–$279.39 | 60% | — source file |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan lowest Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 EVAL, BRIEF SPEECH / LANGUAG | $116.80 | $292.00 | $89.51–$279.39 | 60% | — source file |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan lowest Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 EVAL, BRIEF SPEECH / LANGUAGE | $116.80 | $292.00 | $89.51–$279.39 | 60% | — source file |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan lowest Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 EVAL, BRIEF SPEECH/LANGUAGE | $116.80 | $292.00 | $89.51–$279.39 | 60% | — source file |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 EVAL SPEECH / LANGUAGE | $128.40 | $321.00 | $89.51–$279.39 | 60% | — source file |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 EVAL SPEECH / LANGUAGE | $128.40 | $321.00 | $89.51–$279.39 | 60% | — source file |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 EVAL SPEECH LANGUAGE | $128.40 | $321.00 | $89.51–$279.39 | 60% | — source file |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 EVAL SPEECH LANGUAGE | $128.40 | $321.00 | $89.51–$279.39 | 60% | — source file |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 EVAL SPEECH / LANGUAGE | $128.40 | $321.00 | $89.51–$279.39 | 60% | — source file |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 EVAL, INTERMEDIATE SPEECH/LANG | $154.40 | $386.00 | $89.51–$279.39 | 60% | — source file |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 EVAL, INTERMEDIATE SPEECH/LANG | $154.40 | $386.00 | $89.51–$279.39 | 60% | — source file |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 EVAL, INTERMEDIATE SPEECH LANG | $154.40 | $386.00 | $89.51–$279.39 | 60% | — source file |
| Wamego Health Center Wamego, KS · (785) 456-2295 EVAL, BRIEF - SPEECH / LANGUAG | $162.40 | $406.00 | $89.51–$279.39 | 60% | — source file |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 EVAL, EXTENDED SPEECH/LANG | $179.20 | $448.00 | $89.51–$279.39 | 60% | — source file |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 EVAL, EXTENDED SPEECH/LANG | $179.20 | $448.00 | $89.51–$279.39 | 60% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $116.80, median $139.60, highest $162.40 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $139.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.