Speech evaluation cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 54 hospitals publish a cash price for speech and language evaluation: from $108.43 to $1,142.22, with a median of $276.29. The lowest price is at Saint Joseph London (London). The highest price is 10.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $276.29, is 19% below the US median of $340.80.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($226.46).
- Kentucky ranks 11th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 54 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$108.43Saint Joseph London
Median$276.29half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,142.22in Kentucky
Lowest saves$167.86vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph London lowest London · Corbin, KY HC Speech Sound Lang Comprehen | $108.43 | $309.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB SPCH SOUND LANG CMPREHEN - OP | $126.40 | $632.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PEDS SPCH SND LANG CMPREHN -OP | $126.40 | $632.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB SPCH SOUND LANG CMPREHEN - IP | $126.40 | $632.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PEDS SPCH SND LANG CMPREHN -OP | $126.40 | $632.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PEDS SPCH SND LANG CMPREHN -OP | $126.40 | $632.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PEDS SPCH SND LANG CMPREHN -OP | $126.40 | $632.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Speech Sound Lang Comprehen | $128.91 | $307.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Speech Sound Lang Comprehen | $130.40 | $309.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC ST SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN 30 MIN | $144.29 | $1,109.90 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Speech Sound Lang Comprehen | $166.18 | $343.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY TH SOUND LANG EVAL | $169.20 | $282.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY TH SOUND LANG EVAL | $169.20 | $282.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY TH SOUND LANG EVAL | $169.20 | $282.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY TH SOUND LANG EVAL | $169.20 | $282.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY TH SOUND LANG EVAL | $169.20 | $282.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $175.56 | $231.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $191.61 | $479.02 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Speech Sound Lang Comprehen | $213.78 | $566.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG SPEECH SOUND LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $225.59 | $563.96 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN | $230.57 | $520.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $231.00 | $462.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC ST SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN 45 MIN | $237.75 | $766.91 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Speech Sound Lang Comprehen | $246.95 | $520.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $256.75 | $641.88 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Speech Sound Lang Comprehen | $259.62 | $484.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Slp Eval Speech Sound Product Language Comprehension | $276.28 | $690.71 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY HC ST SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN 15 MIN | $276.30 | $921.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY SPEECH EVAL LANG ONLY | $280.20 | $467.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL SLP Eval Lang Comprehension,Express Unit | $317.10 | $528.50 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY EVAL OF SPEECH LANGUAGE COMPRHENSION | $318.75 | $425.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $339.50 | $848.74 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $340.51 | $410.25 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $360.75 | $555.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $360.75 | $555.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $385.92 | $964.80 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Eval Speech Sound Lang Comprhension | $390.60 | $651.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY EVAL SPEECH SOUND W/EVAL LANG | $403.00 | $806.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $415.61 | $1,039.03 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $434.48 | $1,086.20 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $497.25 | $663.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $565.28 | $1,413.21 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $577.85 | $889.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Eval Speech Sound Lang Comprhension | $613.80 | $1,023.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $663.69 | $1,659.23 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $824.80 | $1,099.73 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $824.80 | $1,099.73 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $824.80 | $1,099.73 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $824.80 | $1,099.73 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $824.80 | $1,099.73 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $824.80 | $1,099.73 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $824.80 | $1,099.73 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $1,093.85 | $1,093.85 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $1,142.22 | $1,142.22 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 10 | $128.91 | $258.18 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 8 | $126.40 | $126.40 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $166.18 | $394.68 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $169.20 | $169.20 |
| Corbin, KY | 3 | $108.43 | $280.20 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $317.10 | $390.60 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $169.20 | $169.20 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $318.75 | $318.75 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $360.75 | $360.75 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $237.75 | $237.75 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $824.80 | $824.80 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $339.50 | $339.50 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $1,142.22 | $1,142.22 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $360.75 | $360.75 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $231.00 | $231.00 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $403.00 | $403.00 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $169.20 | $169.20 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $276.30 | $276.30 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $225.59 | $225.59 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $415.61 | $415.61 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $126.40 | $126.40 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $385.92 | $385.92 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $497.25 | $497.25 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $144.29 | $144.29 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $663.69 | $663.69 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $213.78 | $213.78 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $577.85 | $577.85 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $169.20 | $169.20 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $340.51 | $340.51 |
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
- Alaska$650.25
- 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
- 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.