Speech evaluation cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 18 hospitals list a cash price for speech and language evaluation: from $270.00 to $1,141.36, with a median of $769.30. The lowest listed price is at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital — $499.30 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $586.95 at 130 hospitals.
- The median here, $769.30, is 126% above the US median of $340.80.
- That is 3.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($226.46).
- Tampa, FL ranks 4th of 4 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 14 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 10 cities for code 92523, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital lowest Tampa, FL SPEECH LANGUAGE EVAL File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $270.00 | $540.00 | $102.06–$540.00 | 50% |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Speech Sound Lang Comprehen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $271.20 | $678.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Speech Sound Lang Comprehen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $271.20 | $678.00 | — | 60% |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Speech Sound Lang Comprehen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $474.25 | $1,355.00 | — | 65% |
| HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital Brooksville, FL · (352) 596-6632 Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) Other Outpatient+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $517.88 | $517.88 | $204.25–$244.55 | — |
| HCA Florida Northside Hospital St Petersburg, FL · (727) 521-5121 Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) +3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $693.50 | $693.50 | $204.25–$300.13 | — |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $769.30 | $769.30 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Dade City Dade City, FL · (352) 568-1100 HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $769.30 | $769.30 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $769.30 | $769.30 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $769.30 | $769.30 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $769.30 | $769.30 | — | — |
| AdventHealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $769.30 | $769.30 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $769.30 | $769.30 | — | — |
| HCA Florida Trinity Hospital Tampa, FL · (727) 834-4900 Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) SCHEDULED+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $855.84 | $855.84 | $204.25–$300.13 | — |
| PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Wiregrass Ranch Wesley Chapel, FL Eval of speech/language comp File of Aug 11, 2026 · source file | $933.25 | $933.25 | $699.94 | — |
| AdventHealth Connerton Land O Lakes, FL HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $970.74 | $970.74 | — | — |
| HCA Florida West Tampa Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 873-6400 Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) UNSCHEDULED+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,141.36 | $1,141.36 | $204.25–$266.78 | — |
| HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 873-6400 Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) +3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,141.36 | $1,141.36 | $204.25–$300.13 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $270.00, median $769.30, highest $1,141.36 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $769.30. 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 1 of 7 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 speech evaluation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Speech evaluation explained.