Speech evaluation cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for speech and language evaluation as an inpatient: from $111.16 to $225.70, with a median of $128.70. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner — $17.54 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $185.60 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner lowest Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND PROD W/ COMPH & EXPRESSION | $111.16 | $397.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND PROD W/ COMPH & EXPRESSION | $123.20 | $385.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND PROD W/ COMPH & EXPRESSION | $134.20 | $610.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| The Ochsner West Campus Extended Care Hospital Jefferson, LA HC EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND PROD W/ COMPH & EXPRESSION | $225.70 | $610.00 | — | 63% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $111.16, median $128.70, highest $225.70 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $115.36 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
A speech and language evaluation assesses speech and understanding.
What the price covers
The price is for one session or evaluation.