Speech evaluation cost in Portland, ME — inpatient
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for speech and language evaluation as an inpatient: from $148.20 to $519.25, with a median of $443.45. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital — $295.25 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $289.75 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 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 Aug 12, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME EVAL SPEECH PROD & COMPREHEN | $148.20 | $570.00 | $370.50–$425.22 | 74% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Westbrook, ME HC EVAL SPEECH PROD W/EVAL LANG COMP & EXPRSSN - ACADEMY | $318.30 | $318.30 | $270.56–$299.20 | — | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Westbrook, ME HC EVAL OF SPEECH PROD W/EVAL LANG COMP & EXPRESSION | $318.30 | $318.30 | $270.56–$299.20 | — | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC EVAL OF SPEECH PROD W/EVAL LANG COMP & EXPRESSION | $443.45 | $443.45 | $326.20–$416.84 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 HC EVAL OF SPEECH PROD W/EVAL LANG COMP & EXPRESSION | $478.70 | $478.70 | $337.96–$451.89 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC EVAL OF SPEECH PROD W/EVAL LANG COMP & EXPRESSION | $519.25 | $519.25 | $381.96–$488.10 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $148.20, median $443.45, highest $519.25 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $380.88 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 it is
A speech and language evaluation assesses speech and understanding.
What the price covers
The price is for one session or evaluation.