Speech evaluation cost in Alaska
In Alaska, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for speech and language evaluation: from $141.70 to $2,317.00, with a median of $650.25. The lowest price is at Ketchikan Medial Center (Ketchikan). The highest price is 16.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $650.25, is 91% above the US median of $340.80.
- That is 2.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($226.46).
- Alaska ranks 48th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 92523. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 3, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$141.70Ketchikan Medial Center
Median$650.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,317.00in Alaska
Lowest saves$508.55vs the median
Hospitals in Alaska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ketchikan Medial Center lowest Ketchikan · Ketchikan, AK SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN | $141.70 | $218.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Norton Sound Health Nome · Nome, AK Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $193.50 | $387.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Cordova Community Medical Center Cordova · Cordova, AK EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPR | $365.00 | $730.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer · Anchorage, AK Speech Evaluation with Language Charge | $368.70 | $1,229.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage · Anchorage, AK HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION CDM | $546.78 | $701.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak · Kodiak, AK HC CRISIS TELEH 92523 SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN CDM | $586.56 | $752.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez · Valdez, AK HC SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN | $606.84 | $778.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Fairbanks · Fairbanks-College, AK Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $650.25 | $684.47 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| South Peninsula Hospital Homer · Homer, AK Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $654.29 | $872.39 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage · Anchorage, AK HC SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN EXTENDED | $660.66 | $847.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bartlett Regional Hospital Juneau · Juneau, AK Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $793.90 | $934.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seward Hospital Seward · Seward, AK HC CRISIS TELEH 92523 SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN CDM | $845.52 | $1,084.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Central Peninsula General Hospital Soldotna · Soldotna, AK Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $874.00 | $874.00 | Aug 19, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage · Anchorage, AK Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $1,013.00 | $1,013.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Maniilaq Health Center Kotzebue · Kotzebue, AK Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $2,317.00 | $2,317.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | 3 | $368.70 | $660.66 |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $546.78 | $546.78 |
| Cordova, AK | 1 | $365.00 | $365.00 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 1 | $650.25 | $650.25 |
| Homer, AK | 1 | $654.29 | $654.29 |
| Juneau, AK | 1 | $793.90 | $793.90 |
| Kodiak, AK | 1 | $586.56 | $586.56 |
| Kotzebue, AK | 1 | $2,317.00 | $2,317.00 |
| Ketchikan, AK | 1 | $141.70 | $141.70 |
| Nome, AK | 1 | $193.50 | $193.50 |
| Seward, AK | 1 | $845.52 | $845.52 |
| Soldotna, AK | 1 | $874.00 | $874.00 |
| Valdez, AK | 1 | $606.84 | $606.84 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What speech evaluation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Speech evaluation explained.
Speech and language evaluation in other states
- Alabama$443.00
- Arizona$880.00
- Arkansas$172.45
- California$457.08
- Colorado$466.92
- Connecticut$682.00
- Delaware$444.38
- District of Columbia$376.14
- Florida$586.95
- Georgia$244.14
- Hawaii$312.20
- Idaho$425.84
- Illinois$346.85
- Indiana$204.33
- Iowa$307.36
- Kansas$235.30
- Kentucky$276.29
- Louisiana$191.59
- Maine$323.03
- Maryland$624.66
- Massachusetts$585.50
- Michigan$377.00
- Minnesota$323.58
- Mississippi$187.91
- Missouri$256.80
- Montana$363.13
- Nebraska$325.50
- Nevada$228.05
- New Hampshire$351.54
- New Jersey$292.08
- New Mexico$324.00
- New York$392.60
- North Carolina$318.00
- North Dakota$572.00
- Ohio$340.80
- Oklahoma$186.55
- Oregon$351.98
- Pennsylvania$533.35
- Puerto Rico$400.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$200.00, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$314.60
- South Dakota$423.20
- Tennessee$185.85
- Texas$380.08
- Utah$578.31
- Vermont$383.87
- Virginia$328.50
- Washington$383.87
- West Virginia$278.50
- Wisconsin$355.00
- Wyoming$477.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.