Swallowing Therapy Session cost at US hospitals

Treatment of swallowing dysfunction and oral feeding difficulty · CPT 92526

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Swallowing Therapy Session

This is swallowing therapy: a session with a speech-language pathologist aimed at the muscles and reflexes used to eat and drink safely, rather than at speech. It is ordered when food or liquid is going down badly — or going the wrong way — after a stroke, with a neurological condition, or after treatment for head and neck cancer.

$28.00

lowest cash price

$232.56

national median

$2,121.00

highest cash price

857

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $28.00–$2,121.00 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$28.00

Houston Methodist Hospital — Houston, TX

Most expensive published cash price

$2,121.00

HCA FLORIDA WESTSIDE HOSPITAL — PLANTATION, FL

Median cash price over time

Aug 1, 2025 ($170.90) → Sep 1, 2026 ($470.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $359.58 $391.56 $485.16
Arizona 20 $31.02 $70.69 $273.06
Arkansas 8 $40.28 $199.55 $292.50
California 65 $53.38 $321.36 $520.20
Colorado 17 $92.88 $498.85 $780.19
Florida 81 $72.80 $507.00 $2,121.00
Georgia 25 $129.87 $202.00 $585.70
Hawaii 2 $117.12 $117.12 $288.00
Illinois 51 $61.71 $216.00 $679.68
Indiana 26 $72.00 $216.00 $540.89
Iowa 30 $132.60 $217.00 $749.70
Kansas 11 $117.00 $452.49 $651.37
Kentucky 22 $86.56 $219.60 $540.89
Louisiana 6 $88.66 $88.66 $88.66
Maine 7 $170.90 $341.45 $547.15
Maryland 2 $138.00 $138.00 $138.00
Michigan 27 $106.40 $268.00 $552.00
Minnesota 19 $192.92 $255.14 $312.80
Mississippi 11 $53.68 $110.76 $277.25
Missouri 20 $230.75 $289.90 $1,607.29
Montana 2 $115.20 $115.20 $148.80
Nebraska 13 $154.98 $180.84 $1,300.50
Nevada 4 $74.01 $81.95 $115.90
New Hampshire 1 $367.00 $367.00 $367.00
New Jersey 21 $107.20 $107.20 $107.20
New Mexico 3 $175.98 $175.98 $175.98
New York 23 $83.87 $94.71 $739.00
North Carolina 15 $172.63 $172.63 $396.00
North Dakota 4 $278.40 $278.40 $307.20
Ohio 63 $121.80 $288.00 $934.20
Oklahoma 17 $87.32 $254.80 $524.00
Oregon 12 $145.92 $340.50 $447.75
Pennsylvania 32 $91.80 $296.80 $523.20
South Carolina 11 $153.50 $194.50 $533.00
South Dakota 7 $244.00 $279.20 $338.40
Tennessee 37 $46.76 $84.00 $936.38
Texas 122 $28.00 $268.12 $812.40
Virginia 41 $84.00 $259.20 $736.00
Washington 25 $90.30 $203.00 $386.40
West Virginia 17 $61.50 $168.80 $281.00
Wisconsin 33 $158.40 $270.00 $405.72
Wyoming 2 $101.22 $101.22 $139.09

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $255.14 $67.62 – $392.47
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $255.14 $67.62 – $857.75
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $255.14 $67.62 – $392.47
Adventhealth Wauchula Wauchula, FL $256.19 not published
Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen, SD $258.40 $78.10 – $290.70
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $259.20 not published
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $259.20 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $259.20 not published
Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $259.20 not published
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA $259.50 $85.08 – $87.58
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $259.50 $85.08 – $87.58
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $259.50 $85.08 – $87.58
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA $259.50 $85.08 – $87.58
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton, VA $259.50 $85.08 – $87.58
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA $259.50 $85.08 – $87.58
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA $259.50 $85.08 – $87.58
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $260.00 $23.64 – $518.98
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA $261.60 $69.39 – $268.51
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, WA $261.60 $69.39 – $263.52
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA $261.60 $69.39 – $192.56
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest Midwest City, OK $262.74 $79.91 – $171.01
AdventHealth Deland Deland, FL $263.99 $78.49 – $164.77
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $265.43 $78.93 – $282.01
Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $265.80 not published
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $266.70 not published
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $266.90 $72.82 – $72.82
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $266.90 $72.82 – $171.11
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $266.90 $70.62 – $100.88
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI $267.00 $66.79 – $145.46
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI $267.00 $66.79 – $145.46
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $268.00 $80.81 – $121.22
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $268.00 $80.81 – $121.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham, TX $268.12 $55.19 – $402.17
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station, TX $268.12 $86.07 – $402.17
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple, TX $268.12 $138.53 – $402.17
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco, TX $268.12 $53.62 – $379.83
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple, TX $268.12 $67.03 – $402.17
Aurora Baycare Medical Center Green Bay, WI $270.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette, WI $270.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington, WI $270.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI $270.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers, WI $270.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI $270.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $270.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI $270.00 not published
Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI $270.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI $270.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI $270.00 not published
Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI $270.00 not published
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI $271.15 $61.72 – $82.30

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