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
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $225.00 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH $225.00 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH $225.00 not published
Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH $225.00 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati, OH $225.00 not published
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $228.58 $68.15 – $281.79
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $228.58 $68.15 – $150.89
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $228.58 $68.15 – $311.48
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA $230.00 $52.25 – $169.17
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $230.40 $53.58 – $138.64
Southeastern Medical Center Cambridge, OH $230.75 $56.57 – $58.83
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia, IL $232.10 $56.75 – $59.59
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IL $232.10 $56.75 – $59.59
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $232.52 $57.63 – $1,544.48
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt, IA $234.60 $67.66 – $135.78
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL $234.60 $89.55 – $93.53
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $234.60 not published
Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) Wamego, KS $236.40 $88.44 – $177.94
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $236.53 $49.61 – $615.45
Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC $237.65 $59.72 – $451.54
Atrium Health Mercy Charlotte, NC $237.65 $59.72 – $437.28
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC $237.65 $47.53 – $437.28
Atrium Health Stanly Albermarle, NC $237.65 $57.04 – $456.29
Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte Charlotte, NC $237.65 $60.32 – $418.26
Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby, NC $237.65 $59.72 – $451.54
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord, NC $237.65 $58.32 – $451.54
Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC $237.65 $53.61 – $451.54
Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC $237.65 $59.72 – $451.54
Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte Charlotte, NC $237.65 $60.32 – $437.28
Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC $237.65 $47.53 – $437.28
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC $237.65 $59.72 – $427.77
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown, WV $238.00 $51.74 – $337.23
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio, TX $239.25 $65.75 – $180.40
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN $240.00 $12.40 – $105.30
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN $240.00 $19.30 – $105.30
Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN $240.00 $12.40 – $105.30
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN $240.00 $19.30 – $105.30
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) Carmel, IN $240.00 $19.30 – $105.30
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN $240.00 $19.30 – $105.30
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $240.35 $68.15 – $392.47
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $240.35 $68.15 – $392.47
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $240.35 $68.15 – $392.47
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $240.35 $68.15 – $857.75
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $240.35 $68.15 – $392.47
Princeton Community Hospital Princeton, WV $242.00 $52.25 – $463.64
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $243.50 $52.25 – $139.30
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA $244.14 $58.21 – $107.69
Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA $244.14 $58.21 – $107.69
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA $244.14 $58.21 – $107.69
Wellstar MCG Health Augusta, GA $244.14 $58.21 – $114.09

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