Speech evaluation cost in Maine
In Maine, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for speech and language evaluation: from $119.70 to $752.35, with a median of $323.03. The lowest price is at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital (Presque Isle) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 6.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $323.03, is 5% below the US median of $340.80.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($226.46).
- Maine ranks 18th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 24 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$119.70Northern Light AR Gould Hospital + 1 more
Median$323.03half of hospitals charge less
Highest$752.35in Maine
Lowest saves$203.33vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital lowest Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN | $119.70 | $570.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor · Bangor, ME SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREH120M | $119.70 | $570.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME Speech Sound Prod W/ Language Charge | $125.00 | $167.00 | — source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME SLP Eval Lang Comprehension,Express Unit | $142.50 | $570.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME EVAL SPEECH PROD & COMPREHEN | $148.20 | $570.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft · Dover Foxcroft, ME 92523 SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEND (UNTIMED) | $197.67 | $599.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN | $203.66 | $599.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC ST EVAL SPEECH SOUND PROD LANGUAG COMPRHNS, 15 MIN | $218.00 | $903.44 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME SPEECH SOUND LANG COMP TELE | $221.63 | $599.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Rumford Hospital Rumford · Rumford, ME HC ST EVAL SPEECH SOUND PROD LANGUAG COMPRHNS, 15 MIN | $261.00 | $903.44 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Bridgton Hospital Bridgton · Portland-South Portland, ME HC ST EVAL SPEECH SOUND PROD LANGUAG COMPRHNS, 15 MIN | $280.00 | $903.44 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light CA Dean Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME HC SP SOUND PROD LANG CMP EVAL | $299.50 | $599.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME HC EVAL OF SPEECH PROD W/EVAL LANG COMP & EXPRESSION | $346.55 | $346.55 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Westbrook · Portland-South Portland, ME HC EVAL SPEECH PROD W/EVAL LANG COMP & EXPRSSN - ACADEMY | $349.25 | $349.25 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME ST EVAL OF SOUND PROD LANG AND COMPREHEN | $358.03 | $447.54 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket · Bangor, ME SPEECH SOUND EVALUATION | $374.40 | $416.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME St Eval Of Sound Prod & Comp+express | $452.00 | $603.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME HC EVAL OF SPEECH PROD W/EVAL LANG COMP & EXPRESSION | $479.35 | $479.35 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton · Houlton, ME EVAL SPEECH SOUND LANGUAGE | $489.25 | $515.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME HC EVAL OF SPEECH PROD W/EVAL LANG COMP & EXPRESSION | $521.50 | $521.50 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME HC EVAL OF SPEECH PROD W/EVAL LANG COMP & EXPRESSION | $525.25 | $525.25 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC EVAL OF SPEECH PROD W/EVAL LANG COMP & EXPRESSION | $542.60 | $542.60 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME HC EVAL OF SPEECH PROD W/EVAL LANG COMP & EXPRESSION | $679.90 | $679.90 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME HC EVAL OF SPEECH PROD W/EVAL LANG COMP & EXPRESSION | $752.35 | $752.35 | Oct 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 5 | $148.20 | $349.25 |
| Bangor, ME | 3 | $119.70 | $358.03 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $752.35 | $752.35 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $221.63 | $221.63 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $452.00 | $452.00 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $346.55 | $346.55 |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME | 1 | $197.67 | $197.67 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $142.50 | $142.50 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $479.35 | $479.35 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $299.50 | $299.50 |
| Houlton, ME | 1 | $489.25 | $489.25 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 1 | $218.00 | $218.00 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $125.00 | $125.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $521.50 | $521.50 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $203.66 | $203.66 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $119.70 | $119.70 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $679.90 | $679.90 |
| Rumford, ME | 1 | $261.00 | $261.00 |
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
- Louisiana$191.59
- 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.