Speech evaluation cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 21 hospitals list a cash price for speech and language evaluation: from $59.84 to $1,450.00, with a median of $348.30. The lowest listed price is at San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital — $288.46 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $457.08 at 136 hospitals.
- The median here, $348.30, is 2% above the US median of $340.80.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($226.46).
- Riverside, CA ranks 2nd of 4 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 21 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 17 cities for code 92523, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital lowest Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $59.84 | $299.20 | $123.00–$714.33 | 80% |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA · (760) 340-3911 HC Speech Eval Sound Prod W/Compre File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $115.75 | $481.00 | $130.58–$770.62 | 76% |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 SPEECH EVAL-REC/EXP 45MIN File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $144.00 | $360.00 | $162.00–$306.00 | 60% |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake, CA · (909) 866-6501 ST EVAL SPEECH File of Jun 11, 2026 · source file | $157.14 | $224.48 | $87.55–$224.48 | 30% |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $238.00 | $524.02 | $107.68–$524.02 | 55% |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc St Eval Speech Sound Prod Languag Comprhns, 15 Min File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $238.00 | $1,127.70 | $107.68–$1,127.70 | 79% |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc St Eval Speech Sound Prod Languag Comprhns, 15 Min File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $238.00 | $1,127.70 | $107.68–$1,127.70 | 79% |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $249.00 | $1,697.00 | $120.00–$3,118.24 | 85% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PROD W LANG COMP EXPRES File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $288.90 | $642.00 | $154.08–$1,210.31 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PROD W LANG COMP EXPRES File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $300.60 | $668.00 | $120.91–$567.80 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PROD W LANG COMP EXPRES File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $348.30 | $774.00 | $206.00–$1,068.16 | 55% |
| Redlands Community Hospital Redlands, CA · (909) 335-5500 Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression File of Jun 19, 2026 · source file | $386.40 | $1,610.00 | $125.00–$1,449.00 | 76% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $457.08 | $879.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $457.08 | $879.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $457.08 | $879.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $457.08 | $879.00 | — | 48% |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 ST-SPEECH EVAL PROD/LANG COMP-EXPRESS File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $550.00 | $550.00 | $112.00–$550.00 | — |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC CRISIS TELEH 92523 SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN CDM+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $635.04 | $1,323.00 | — | 52% |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Eval Speech Sound Prod W Lang Comp Expres+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $1,235.03 | $1,235.03 | $66.05–$1,235.03 | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,444.75 | $1,444.75 | $238.11 | — |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC SLP EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $1,450.00 | $1,450.00 | $130.58–$1,051.25 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $59.84, median $348.30, highest $1,450.00 — a 24.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $457.08. 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 12 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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 speech evaluation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Speech evaluation explained.