Speech evaluation cost in St. Louis, MO — inpatient
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 7 hospitals list a cash price for speech and language evaluation as an inpatient: from $203.76 to $468.72, with a median of $286.40. The lowest listed price is at St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis — $82.64 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $163.80 at 23 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 7 cities for code 92523, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 24, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis lowest Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN | $203.76 | $283.00 | $79.24–$547.43 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Eval Speech Sound Product Language Comprehension | $213.00 | $284.00 | $142.00–$255.60 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Eval Speech Sound Product Language Comprehension | $213.00 | $284.00 | $142.00–$255.60 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington, MO Eval Speech Sound Product Language Comprehension | $213.00 | $284.00 | $142.00–$241.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Eval Speech Sound Product Language Comprehension | $213.00 | $284.00 | $142.00–$255.60 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Eval Speech Sound Product Language Comprehension | $213.00 | $284.00 | $142.00–$255.60 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Eval Speech Sound Product Language Comprehension | $213.00 | $284.00 | $142.00–$255.60 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 SLP Eval speech and language units | $286.40 | $358.00 | — | 20% | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 SLP Eval language comp/exp units | $286.40 | $358.00 | — | 20% | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN | $318.96 | $443.00 | $88.60–$481.38 | 28% | — source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN | $421.20 | $585.00 | $163.80–$585.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN | $468.72 | $651.00 | $171.00–$651.00 | 28% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $203.76, median $286.40, highest $468.72 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $208.38 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 6 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.