Speech evaluation cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 42 hospitals publish a cash price for speech and language evaluation: from $57.60 to $2,167.29, with a median of $191.59. The lowest price is at West Jefferson Medical Center (Marrero). The highest price is 37.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $191.59, is 44% below the US median of $340.80.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($226.46).
- Louisiana ranks 5th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 42 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$57.60West Jefferson Medical Center
Median$191.59half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,167.29in Louisiana
Lowest saves$133.99vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Jefferson Medical Center lowest Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Evaluation Speech Sound Production W/Eval Language Comprehen & Expression | $57.60 | $360.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND PROD W/ COMPH & EXPRESSION | $85.56 | $372.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Evaluation Speech Sound Production W/Eval Language Comprehen & Expression | $87.50 | $625.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Evaluation Speech Sound Production W/Eval Language Comprehen & Expression | $110.08 | $688.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND PROD W/ COMPH & EXPRESSION | $111.16 | $397.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Evaluation Speech Sound Production W/Eval Language Comprehen & Expression | $115.36 | $824.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Evaluation Speech Sound Production W/Eval Language Comprehen & Expression | $115.36 | $824.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Evaluation Speech Sound Production W/Eval Language Comprehen & Expression | $115.36 | $824.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Evaluation Speech Sound Production W/Eval Language Comprehen & Expression | $115.36 | $824.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA ST EVAL OF LANGUAGE | $116.91 | $233.81 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND PROD W/ COMPH & EXPRESSION | $123.20 | $385.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND PROD W/ COMPH & EXPRESSION | $125.46 | $369.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND PROD W/ COMPH & EXPRESSION | $134.20 | $610.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND PROD W/ COMPH & EXPRESSION | $135.60 | $678.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA LECH ST EVAL SPEECH SOUND LANG | $140.00 | $350.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND PROD W/ COMPH & EXPRESSION | $149.10 | $497.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN | $164.40 | $548.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND PROD W/ COMPH & EXPRESSION | $168.36 | $732.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND PROD W/ COMPH & EXPRESSION | $176.40 | $840.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND PROD W/ COMPH & EXPRESSION | $185.60 | $580.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND PROD W/ COMPH & EXPRESSION | $186.68 | $718.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA SPEECH SOUND LANG COMP/EX | $196.50 | $393.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND PROD W/ COMPH & EXPRESSION | $201.04 | $718.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $207.90 | $297.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN | $208.80 | $696.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND PROD W/ COMPH & EXPRESSION | $223.65 | $497.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND PROD W/ COMPH & EXPRESSION | $228.02 | $877.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND PROD W/ COMPH & EXPRESSION | $236.88 | $504.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN | $256.35 | $854.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA SPEECH/SOUND EVALUATION | $258.00 | $430.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND PROD W/ COMPH & EXPRESSION | $268.40 | $610.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND PROD W/ COMPH EXPRESSION | $274.10 | $370.25 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Evaluation Speech Sound Production W/Eval Language Comprehen & Expression | $293.70 | $1,335.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Evaluation Speech Sound Production W/Eval Language Comprehen & Expression | $329.94 | $1,222.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension | $340.20 | $567.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA LECH ST EVAL SPEECH SOUND LANG | $368.00 | $368.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA HC St Sp Prod + Comp/Exp Eval | $420.79 | $1,121.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Eval St Sound Comp/Exp | $587.20 | $734.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA BEHAVIORAL /QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF VOIC | $665.00 | $665.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA Speech Sound Prod w/ Language Charge | $910.00 | $910.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA ST EVAL SPEECH/LANGUAGE | $962.50 | $1,750.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $2,167.29 | $2,167.29 | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 11 | $57.60 | $115.36 |
| Lafayette, LA | 6 | $85.56 | $170.40 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $236.88 | $268.40 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $186.68 | $201.04 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 2 | $135.60 | $160.60 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $125.46 | $232.83 |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $168.36 | $182.43 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $140.00 | $254.00 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1 | $2,167.29 | $2,167.29 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $665.00 | $665.00 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $420.79 | $420.79 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $910.00 | $910.00 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $258.00 | $258.00 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $208.80 | $208.80 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $256.35 | $256.35 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $207.90 | $207.90 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $962.50 | $962.50 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $115.36 | $115.36 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $116.91 | $116.91 |
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
- Kentucky$276.29
- 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.