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
Southside Regional Medical Center Petersburg, VA $271.20 not published
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $271.25 $88.06 – $193.00
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, CA $272.16 $78.55 – $170.96
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $272.25 $82.30 – $82.30
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $272.40 $82.99 – $363.20
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott, AZ $273.06 $89.76 – $349.60
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis, MO $273.35 $87.02 – $87.02
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN $273.60 $82.80 – $307.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110, TX $276.32 $55.26 – $345.40
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100, TX $276.32 $50.66 – $414.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park, TX $276.32 $92.11 – $414.49
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor, TX $276.32 $87.50 – $368.43
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $277.25 $69.20 – $165.17
Franklin Memorial Hospital Farmington, ME $277.70 $83.19 – $232.43
Sanford Medical Center Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND $278.40 $84.25 – $313.20
Sanford Medical Center Mayville Mayville, ND $278.40 $84.25 – $313.20
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $278.40 not published
Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD $279.20 $78.10 – $314.10
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN $280.00 $120.23 – $315.00
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN $280.00 $120.23 – $315.00
Mercy Hospital Watonga Watonga, OK $280.15 $75.02 – $135.85
Corewell Health Pennock Hastings, MI $281.00 $102.17 – $102.17
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids, MI $281.00 $80.81 – $145.46
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont, MI $281.00 $102.17 – $102.17
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75, MI $281.00 $102.17 – $102.17
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville, MI $281.00 $80.81 – $145.46
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland, MI $281.00 $80.81 – $145.46
Princeton Community Hospital Princeton, WV $281.00 $62.02 – $461.25
Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $282.10 not published
Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $282.10 $80.77 – $84.00
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN $284.00 $85.95 – $319.50
Emory Hospital Perry Perry, GA $284.00 not published
Emory Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA $284.00 $80.01 – $169.62
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $286.80 $54.90 – $146.64
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley, MN $287.20 $86.91 – $323.10
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN $287.20 $78.94 – $323.10
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $288.00 $80.77 – $145.39
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth, IL $288.00 not published
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA $288.00 $102.60 – $324.00
Moanalua Medical Center HONOLULU, HI $288.00 not published
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton, IL $288.00 not published
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $288.00 not published
OSF Saint James John W Albrecht Medical Center Pontiac, IL $288.00 $80.96 – $82.58
OSF Saint Paul Medical Center Mendota, IL $288.00 not published
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC $288.50 $74.21 – $89.27
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO $289.30 $81.78 – $98.14
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $289.30 $81.78 – $98.14
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $289.30 $89.09 – $89.09
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $289.30 $81.78 – $98.14
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $289.30 $81.78 – $98.14

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