Speech evaluation cost in Springfield, MA
In Springfield, MA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for speech and language evaluation: from $497.25 to $536.00, with a median of $516.63. The lowest listed price is at The Mercy Hospital — $19.38 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $491.09 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 92523, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 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 Springfield, MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mercy Hospital lowest Springfield, MA · (413) 748-9000 HC St Evaluate Speech Sound Production Comprehensive/Expressive | $497.25 | $765.00 | $153.00–$765.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke, MA · (413) 534-2500 Speech Sound Lang Comprehen | $536.00 | $536.00 | $139.00–$562.24 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $497.25, median $516.63, highest $536.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $516.63. 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 2 of 2 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.