Stenger test speech cost at US hospitals
Stenger test speech · CPT 92577
$21.06
lowest cash price
$404.25
national median
$1,466.25
highest cash price
124
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $21.06–$1,466.25 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($619.82) → Sep 1, 2026 ($627.89)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Arkansas | 1 | $131.40 | $131.40 | $131.40 |
| California | 31 | $21.06 | $823.20 | $823.20 |
| Colorado | 13 | $135.25 | $135.25 | $135.25 |
| Florida | 65 | $93.60 | $93.60 | $362.05 |
| Georgia | 15 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Hawaii | 1 | $1,466.25 | $1,466.25 | $1,466.25 |
| Illinois | 28 | $40.80 | $358.20 | $590.00 |
| Indiana | 22 | $297.00 | $297.00 | $306.00 |
| Iowa | 14 | $40.80 | $40.80 | $962.00 |
| Kansas | 9 | $51.93 | $51.93 | $51.93 |
| Kentucky | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Louisiana | 6 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | $167.35 | $167.35 | $940.10 |
| Michigan | 22 | $119.84 | $513.11 | $513.11 |
| Minnesota | 18 | $171.36 | $171.36 | $223.54 |
| Missouri | 14 | $33.00 | $33.00 | $525.52 |
| Montana | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 21 | $144.15 | $587.30 | $624.87 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 15 | $627.89 | $627.89 | $627.89 |
| North Carolina | 14 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| North Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Ohio | 33 | $80.84 | $404.25 | $1,379.30 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | $393.25 | $393.25 | $393.25 |
| Oregon | 5 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| South Carolina | 9 | $303.00 | $303.00 | $303.00 |
| South Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Tennessee | 24 | $183.96 | $183.96 | $183.96 |
| Texas | 72 | $71.10 | $338.57 | $466.61 |
| Virginia | 18 | $867.00 | $867.00 | $867.00 |
| Washington | 22 | $668.61 | $668.61 | $668.61 |
| Wisconsin | 14 | $38.16 | $54.40 | $68.20 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI | Tehachapi, CA | $21.06 | $13.61 – $46.77 |
| WILLITS HOSPITAL INC | Willits, CA | $23.40 | $13.61 – $46.31 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Saint Louis, MO | $33.00 | $18.55 – $448.51 |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) | Mequon, WI | $38.16 | $33.01 – $1,136.37 |
| UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $40.80 | $20.23 – $439.80 |
| UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $40.80 | $20.23 – $466.52 |
| UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $40.80 | $20.23 – $527.93 |
| UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital | Des Moines, IA | $40.80 | $20.23 – $511.21 |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $40.80 | $20.23 – $50.91 |
| UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $40.80 | $20.23 – $516.32 |
| UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown | Sioux City, IA | $40.80 | $13.26 – $469.91 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $40.80 | $20.23 – $456.58 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline | Rock Island, IL | $40.80 | $20.23 – $412.79 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine | Muscatine, IA | $40.80 | $20.23 – $458.25 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center | Fort Dodge, IA | $40.80 | $20.23 – $452.24 |
| UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital | Cedar Rapids, IA | $40.80 | $20.23 – $466.70 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST | Fort Bragg, CA | $51.48 | $13.61 – $36.00 |
| MENORAH MEDICAL CENTER | Overland Park, KS | $51.93 | $76.73 – $474.95 |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital | Madison, WI | $54.40 | $15.64 – $90.78 |
| SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo | Baraboo, WI | $68.20 | not published |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) | Austin, TX | $71.10 | $13.14 – $2,015.28 |
| Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) | Smithville, TX | $75.60 | $13.14 – $2,015.28 |
| Trinity Medical Center East | Steubenville, OH | $80.84 | $97.80 – $125.51 |
| akron general | Akron, OH | $93.60 | $1.10 – $490.26 |
| cleveland clinic florida weston hospital | Weston, FL | $93.60 | $15.07 – $553.91 |
| martin north hospital | Stuart, FL | $93.60 | $13.49 – $553.91 |
| mercy hospital | Canton, OH | $93.60 | $1.10 – $490.26 |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital | Novi, MI | $119.84 | $19.79 – $2,165.96 |
| 82-3844150 BMH Crittenden | West Memphis, AR | $131.40 | $2.40 – $971.74 |
| HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's | Denver, CO | $135.25 | $824.75 – $859.48 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset | Somerville, NJ | $144.15 | $10.57 – $1,153.96 |
| Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) | Austin, TX | $147.00 | $13.14 – $2,015.28 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | New Brunswick, NJ | $163.81 | $10.57 – $1,292.91 |
| Waldo County General Hospital | Belfast, ME | $167.35 | $18.99 – $157.64 |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center | Faribualt, MN | $171.36 | $15.40 – $420.11 |
| Buffalo Hospital | Buffalo, MN | $171.36 | $15.40 – $403.80 |
| Cambridge Medical Center | Cambridge, MN | $171.36 | $15.40 – $420.11 |
| River Falls Area Hospital | River Falls, MN | $171.36 | $15.79 – $384.57 |
| Owatonna Hospital | Owatonna, MN | $171.36 | $15.40 – $399.17 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville, TN | $183.96 | $22.27 – $971.74 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | MN 55407, MN | $223.54 | $10.73 – $1,328.35 |
| Mercy Hospital | MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN | $223.54 | $10.73 – $483.18 |
| United Hospital | MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN | $223.54 | $10.73 – $483.18 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) | Brazil, IN | $297.00 | $2.69 – $28.20 |
| MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston | Charleston, SC | $303.00 | $182.99 – $381.77 |
| MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center | Orangeburg, SC | $303.00 | $347.07 – $381.77 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) | Carmel, IN | $306.00 | $4.03 – $28.20 |
| Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) | Chicago, IL | $318.78 | $49.50 – $896.04 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station, TX | $338.57 | $108.68 – $1,327.77 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham, TX | $338.57 | $69.69 – $1,327.77 |