Speech evaluation cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 29 hospitals publish a cash price for speech and language evaluation: from $260.15 to $2,258.85, with a median of $466.92. The lowest price is at San Luis Valley Health (Alamosa). The highest price is 8.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $466.92, is 37% above the US median of $340.80.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($226.46).
- Colorado ranks 40th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 15 of 29 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
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 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$260.15San Luis Valley Health
Median$466.92half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,258.85in Colorado
Lowest saves$206.77vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Valley Health lowest Alamosa · Alamosa, CO SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN | $260.15 | $473.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC ST EVAL ST SOUND PROD W/LANG COMP | $277.20 | $396.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN | $284.86 | $813.88 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=EVAL SPEECH LANGUAGE COMP 1 HR | $325.65 | $501.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHE | $332.25 | $443.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO HC Slp Eval Speech Sound Product Language Comprehension | $367.00 | $367.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $372.80 | $466.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $376.84 | $376.84 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $376.84 | $376.84 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $376.84 | $376.84 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $376.84 | $376.84 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $376.84 | $376.84 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO 92523 Evaluation of speech sound production; with evaluation | $393.28 | $491.60 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC SLP PEDS NAP EVAL- ABBREVIATED | $404.00 | $808.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Craig Hospital Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MUSIC SOUND LANG COMPREHEN | $466.92 | $1,225.50 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC ST EVAL ST SOUND PROD W/LANG COMP | $493.50 | $705.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $496.40 | $584.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Speech sound lang comprehen | $692.00 | $692.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $785.57 | $785.57 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $785.57 | $785.57 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Denver Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Eval Lang Compreh, Expression | $880.00 | $880.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Inverness Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Eval Lang Compreh, Expression | $880.00 | $880.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Denver Westminster · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Eval of speech/language comp | $1,064.97 | $1,064.97 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Greeley Greeley · Greeley, CO Eval of speech/language comp | $1,064.97 | $1,064.97 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN | $1,103.90 | $1,379.87 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN | $1,103.90 | $1,379.87 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN | $1,103.90 | $1,379.87 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $2,258.85 | $2,258.85 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $2,258.85 | $2,258.85 | Sep 1, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 15 | $277.20 | $466.92 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $376.84 | $390.42 |
| Alamosa, CO | 1 | $260.15 | $260.15 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $332.25 | $332.25 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $1,103.90 | $1,103.90 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $1,103.90 | $1,103.90 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $496.40 | $496.40 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $493.50 | $493.50 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $1,064.97 | $1,064.97 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $372.80 | $372.80 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $692.00 | $692.00 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $1,103.90 | $1,103.90 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $393.28 | $393.28 |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $367.00 | $367.00 |
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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
- Alaska$650.25
- Arizona$880.00
- Arkansas$172.45
- California$457.08
- 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.