Speech evaluation cost in Philadelphia, PA — inpatient
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 9 hospitals list a cash price for speech and language evaluation as an inpatient: from $258.70 to $1,271.00, with a median of $817.14. The lowest listed price is at Nazareth Hospital — $558.44 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $408.75 at 30 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 8 cities for code 92523, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 24, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazareth Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC St Evaluate Speech Sound Production Comprehensive/Expressive | $258.70 | $398.00 | $134.52–$632.76 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC St Evaluate Speech Sound Production Comprehensive/Expressive | $348.40 | $536.00 | $157.50–$632.76 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC St Evaluate Speech Sound Production Comprehensive/Expressive | $375.70 | $578.00 | $75.14–$632.76 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC St Evaluate Speech Sound Production Comprehensive/Expressive | $376.35 | $579.00 | $164.65–$1,493.34 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ EVAL SPEECH SOUND W LANG COMP | $817.14 | $817.14 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ EVAL SPEECH SOUND W LANG COMP | $817.14 | $817.14 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ EVAL SPEECH SOUND W LANG COMP | $817.14 | $817.14 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 EVAL SPEECH SOUND W LANG COMP | $817.14 | $817.14 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Speech Sound Productn Eval W Language Comprehen and Expressn Comdis | $1,271.00 | $1,271.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Speech Sound Productn Eval W Language Comprehen and Expressn Comdis | $1,271.00 | $1,271.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Evaluation of Sound Prod/Language OP | $1,271.00 | $1,271.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Evaluation of Sound Prod/Language OP | $1,271.00 | $1,271.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Evaluation of Sound Prod/Language Rhb | $1,694.00 | $1,694.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Evaluation of Sound Prod/Language IP | $1,694.00 | $1,694.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Evaluation of Sound Prod/Language Rhb | $1,694.00 | $1,694.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Evaluation of Sound Prod/Language IP | $1,694.00 | $1,694.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $258.70, median $817.14, highest $1,271.00 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $375.70 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 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.