Speech evaluation cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 66 hospitals publish a cash price for speech and language evaluation: from $58.23 to $1,980.88, with a median of $185.85. The lowest price is at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital (Murfreesboro) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 34.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $185.85, is 45% below the US median of $340.80.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($226.46).
- Tennessee ranks 2nd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 66 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$58.23Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital + 1 more
Median$185.85half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,980.88in Tennessee
Lowest saves$127.62vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital lowest Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN BD ST EVALUATION 15 MIN | $58.23 | $194.10 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital lowest Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN BD ST EVALUATION 15 MIN | $58.23 | $194.10 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson · Jackson, TN HC SLP EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $93.60 | $312.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC SLP EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $93.60 | $312.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital Camden · Camden, TN HC SLP EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $93.60 | $312.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC SLP EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $93.60 | $312.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital Milan · Jackson, TN HC SLP EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $93.60 | $312.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital Martin · Martin, TN HC SLP EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $93.60 | $312.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $104.63 | $423.61 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $115.60 | $578.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $126.21 | $601.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $126.21 | $601.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $126.21 | $601.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $138.23 | $601.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN SP/EVAL SND W/ LANG EVAL | $141.20 | $470.65 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC EVAL OF SP LANGUAGE | $144.16 | $487.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCT LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION | $144.24 | $601.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN SP/EVAL SND W/ LANG EVAL | $148.26 | $494.20 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN SP/EVAL SND W/ LANG EVAL | $148.26 | $494.20 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SP/EVAL SND W/ LANG EVAL | $148.26 | $494.20 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Slp Eval Speech Sound Product Language Comprehension | $167.86 | $763.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Slp Eval Speech Sound Product Language Comprehension | $167.86 | $763.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Slp Eval Speech Sound Product Language Comprehension | $167.86 | $763.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Slp Eval Speech Sound Product Language Comprehension | $167.86 | $763.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Slp Eval Speech Sound Product Language Comprehension | $167.86 | $763.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PROD W/LANG COM | $173.88 | $756.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PROD W/LANG COM | $173.88 | $756.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PROD W/LANG COM | $185.85 | $1,239.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PROD W/LANG COM | $185.85 | $1,239.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PROD W/LANG COM | $185.85 | $1,239.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PROD W/LANG COM | $185.85 | $1,239.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PROD W/LANG COM | $185.85 | $1,239.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PROD W/LANG COM | $185.85 | $1,239.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PROD W/LANG COM | $185.85 | $1,239.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC EVAL SPEECH SOUND PROD W/LANG COM | $185.85 | $1,239.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC EVAL OF SP LANGUAGE | $206.01 | $487.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $212.31 | $852.64 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $225.44 | $967.54 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $250.87 | $1,279.93 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $262.74 | $805.94 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC ST SPEECH EVAL COMPREHENSIO | $276.66 | $954.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC ST SPEECH EVAL COMPREHENSIO | $276.66 | $954.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC ST SPEECH EVAL COMPREHENSIO | $276.66 | $954.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $286.37 | $977.38 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN EVAL OF SPEECH SOUND W/EV LANG | $291.50 | $517.00 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN Speech Sound Prod w/ Language Charge | $311.33 | $815.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Speech and Language Eval | $316.74 | $1,096.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater · Sweetwater, TN ST EVAL SPEECH SOUND PROD W/COMP | $326.03 | $724.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SLP Auditory Processing Tx Minutes | $332.40 | $554.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $408.94 | $806.59 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY EVAL SP SND PROD CMP | $420.90 | $2,169.56 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 6402017133 - SPEECH SOUND LANG COMPREHEN 92523 | $505.59 | $786.30 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $535.56 | $535.56 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Speech and Language Eval | $578.69 | $1,096.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital Paris · Paris, TN EVAL SPEECH SOUND PRODUCTION W/ LANG | $690.00 | $690.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $727.13 | $727.13 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SP/EVAL W/ LANG NONTHP | $909.05 | $909.05 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $920.00 | $920.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $928.13 | $928.13 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $1,071.40 | $1,071.40 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $1,102.15 | $1,102.15 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $1,293.70 | $1,293.70 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge East Hospital East Ridge · Chattanooga, TN-GA Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $1,980.88 | $1,980.88 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $1,980.88 | $1,980.88 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Valley Hospital Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $1,980.88 | $1,980.88 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge West Hospital Jasper · Chattanooga, TN-GA Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language) | $1,980.88 | $1,980.88 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
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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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 17 | $58.23 | $408.94 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 10 | $126.21 | $167.86 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 7 | $144.16 | $1,980.88 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $185.85 | $185.85 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $185.85 | $185.85 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $93.60 | $93.60 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $250.87 | $250.87 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $93.60 | $93.60 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $93.60 | $93.60 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $420.90 | $420.90 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $148.26 | $148.26 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $93.60 | $93.60 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $185.85 | $185.85 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $138.23 | $138.23 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $212.31 | $212.31 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $173.88 | $173.88 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $93.60 | $93.60 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $141.20 | $141.20 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $316.74 | $316.74 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $286.37 | $286.37 |
| Paris, TN | 1 | $690.00 | $690.00 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $311.33 | $311.33 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $148.26 | $148.26 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $173.88 | $173.88 |
| Sweetwater, TN | 1 | $326.03 | $326.03 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $276.66 | $276.66 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $276.66 | $276.66 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $115.60 | $115.60 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $104.63 | $104.63 |
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
- 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
- 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.