Swallowing Evaluation (Bedside) cost at US hospitals

Clinical evaluation of swallowing function · CPT 92610

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Swallowing Evaluation (Bedside)

This is a clinical swallowing evaluation by a speech-language pathologist: an examination at the bedside or in a clinic room, with the patient actually swallowing food and liquid while the clinician watches and listens. It involves no X-rays or cameras — those are separate, instrumental studies with their own codes.

$48.81

lowest cash price

$316.80

national median

$2,680.00

highest cash price

871

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $48.81–$2,680.00 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$48.81

Banner University Medical Center South — Tucson, AZ

Most expensive published cash price

$2,680.00

HCA FLORIDA WESTSIDE HOSPITAL — PLANTATION, FL

Median cash price over time

Aug 1, 2025 ($118.10) → Sep 1, 2026 ($544.09)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $507.78 $686.40 $1,076.40
Arizona 20 $48.81 $100.67 $350.23
Arkansas 8 $81.90 $366.60 $433.55
California 65 $106.89 $404.56 $921.06
Colorado 17 $109.74 $936.08 $2,554.20
Florida 79 $114.79 $658.76 $2,680.00
Georgia 24 $156.29 $244.14 $677.95
Hawaii 2 $178.88 $178.88 $310.50
Illinois 51 $85.00 $309.60 $709.10
Indiana 26 $124.80 $215.00 $745.25
Iowa 31 $133.98 $293.15 $731.00
Kansas 11 $186.40 $770.26 $1,104.95
Kentucky 22 $139.63 $462.60 $950.43
Louisiana 6 $189.54 $189.54 $189.54
Maine 7 $118.10 $479.90 $754.45
Maryland 2 $138.00 $138.00 $138.00
Michigan 27 $79.38 $351.00 $439.00
Minnesota 19 $192.92 $304.80 $410.40
Mississippi 11 $53.90 $118.80 $277.25
Missouri 20 $152.10 $358.80 $781.02
Montana 2 $128.00 $128.00 $216.00
Nebraska 13 $133.98 $159.62 $508.30
Nevada 4 $135.79 $148.83 $207.64
New Hampshire 1 $788.40 $788.40 $788.40
New Jersey 23 $91.47 $91.47 $338.00
New Mexico 3 $202.86 $202.86 $202.86
New York 23 $76.72 $77.92 $1,247.00
North Carolina 15 $187.32 $237.65 $486.00
North Dakota 4 $350.40 $352.80 $366.40
Ohio 63 $159.00 $355.20 $1,192.20
Oklahoma 17 $88.43 $311.36 $673.00
Oregon 12 $220.16 $280.50 $395.25
Pennsylvania 32 $230.00 $437.40 $828.60
South Carolina 12 $199.50 $252.50 $490.00
South Dakota 7 $316.80 $378.40 $409.60
Tennessee 38 $50.96 $82.20 $1,457.24
Texas 123 $49.59 $340.13 $1,672.05
Virginia 43 $80.73 $287.40 $1,353.00
Washington 32 $114.80 $236.53 $683.90
West Virginia 17 $126.00 $190.00 $592.20
Wisconsin 33 $132.24 $337.50 $575.30
Wyoming 3 $120.23 $123.48 $139.57

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit, MO $781.02 $81.50 – $91.98
MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital North Conway, NH $788.40 $68.76 – $164.47
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX $797.65 $58.07 – $116.14
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX $797.65 $58.07 – $116.14
HCA FLORIDA POINCIANA HOSPITAL DAVENPORT, FL $806.85 $77.90 – $112.32
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland, TX $825.77 $83.32 – $182.79
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh, PA $828.60 $42.79 – $225.26
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte, FL $829.68 not published
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE, TN $831.08 $55.22 – $119.00
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles, VA $833.11 $63.03 – $567.40
HCA FLORIDA TWIN CITIES HOSPITAL DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL $837.00 $77.90 – $99.84
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA $848.64 $66.13 – $67.48
SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER MT JULIET, TN $852.99 $50.34 – $119.00
Adventhealth Connerton Land O Lakes, FL $879.37 not published
HCA FLORIDA CAPITAL HOSPITAL TALLAHASSEE, FL $886.00 $77.90 – $141.44
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS $911.40 $56.27 – $163.18
Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS $911.40 not published
Adventhealth Ottawa Ottawa, KS $911.40 $56.27 – $134.10
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA $921.06 $66.13 – $67.48
AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO $936.08 $57.95 – $109.39
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO $936.08 $57.95 – $109.39
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO $936.08 $57.95 – $109.39
AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO $936.08 $57.95 – $109.39
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO $936.08 $57.95 – $109.39
AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL $950.00 $58.87 – $156.01
GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOWLING GREEN, KY $950.43 $78.64 – $82.66
HCA FLORIDA KENDALL HOSPITAL DORAL, FL $1,043.00 $82.65 – $265.44
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $1,050.00 $55.00 – $249.04
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $1,064.00 $74.02 – $250.00
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK $1,076.40 $56.33 – $117.50
HCA FLORIDA OCALA HOSPITAL SUMMERFIELD, FL $1,094.13 $77.90 – $174.72
OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SHAWNEE, KS $1,104.95 $73.37 – $91.98
HCA FLORIDA SOUTH TAMPA HOSPITAL Tampa, FL $1,141.36 $77.90 – $112.32
MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL Weatherford, TX $1,146.82 $81.06 – $216.70
HCA FLORIDA TRINITY HOSPITAL TRINITY, FL $1,153.26 $77.90 – $112.32
Adventhealth Ocala Ocala, FL $1,153.56 $58.87 – $130.69
St Anne Hospital Toledo, OH $1,192.20 not published
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $1,247.00 $55.00 – $194.87
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL, VA $1,353.00 $71.43 – $113.45
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle, TX $1,368.00 $138.83 – $138.83
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton, TX $1,368.00 $100.82 – $100.82
HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON, TN $1,419.84 $51.97 – $119.00
SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER ANTIOCH, TN $1,457.24 $55.87 – $119.00
HCA FLORIDA OAK HILL HOSPITAL BROOKSVILLE, FL $1,501.61 $77.90 – $91.52
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FL $1,544.00 $66.56 – $99.84
HCA FLORIDA BLAKE HOSPITAL BRADENTON, FL $1,570.98 $77.90 – $91.52
HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver, CO $1,571.09 $87.04 – $92.32
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth, TX $1,672.05 $100.82 – $100.82
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington, TX $1,672.05 $100.82 – $100.82
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen, TX $1,672.05 $100.82 – $100.82

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