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Speech Sound And Language Evaluation

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 92523

A speech-language pathologist assesses both how clearly someone produces speech sounds, checking for difficulty forming words or putting sounds together, and how well they understand and use language to communicate. The evaluation combines testing of pronunciation with testing of comprehension and expression in the same visit. Results guide whether ongoing therapy is recommended and what it should focus on.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Speech Sound And Language Evaluation cost?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $234 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$141 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$182 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $174 to $537Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $126 to $240
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $234professional $174

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$251.19
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Minnesota than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Louisiana· 42nd of 51

$182

MN $501AL $174

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.