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
HCA FLORIDA POINCIANA HOSPITAL DAVENPORT, FL $1,358.05 $80.14 – $111.54
HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITAL MIAMI, FL $1,406.00 $83.69 – $263.15
HCA FLORIDA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Davie, FL $1,473.00 $84.10 – $768.80
HCA FLORIDA OSCEOLA HOSPITAL ORLANDO, FL $1,503.30 $80.14 – $111.54
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence, MO $1,607.29 $70.82 – $87.50
HCA FLORIDA PALMS WEST HOSPITAL LOXAHATCHEE, FL $1,913.00 $82.40 – $513.95
HCA FLORIDA WESTSIDE HOSPITAL PLANTATION, FL $2,121.00 $82.40 – $768.80
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City, MO not published $72.24 – $81.78
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City, MO not published $70.82 – $87.50
HCA FLORIDA TRINITY HOSPITAL TRINITY, FL not published $80.14 – $111.54
HCA FLORIDA ST. PETERSBURG HOSPITAL NORTH, FL not published $80.14 – $111.54
HCA FLORIDA SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL PARRISH, FL not published $80.14 – $111.54
HCA FLORIDA SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITAL VENICE, FL not published $80.14 – $94.09
HCA FLORIDA ORANGE PARK HOSPITAL MIDDLEBURG, FL not published $66.10 – $103.28
HCA FLORIDA OAK HILL HOSPITAL BROOKSVILLE, FL not published $80.14 – $94.09
HCA FLORIDA LARGO HOSPITAL LARGO, FL not published $80.14 – $111.54
HCA FLORIDA FAWCETT HOSPITAL FORT MYERS, FL not published $80.14 – $94.09
HCA FLORIDA ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL ENGLEWOOD, FL not published $80.14 – $94.09
HCA FLORIDA CITRUS HOSPITAL Inverness, FL not published $80.14 – $221.32
HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL TAMPA, FL not published $80.14 – $111.54
HCA FLORIDA BAYONET POINT HOSPITAL HUDSON, FL not published $80.14 – $111.54
HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH LAKEWOOD, CO not published $86.27 – $91.50
CENTRAL PARK ER, A PART OF ROSE DENVER, CO not published $86.27 – $91.50
HCA HealthONE AURORA Aurora, CO not published $86.27 – $91.50
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON, TX not published $82.69 – $181.42
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA, TX not published $82.69 – $181.42
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON, TX not published $82.69 – $181.42
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING, TX not published $82.69 – $181.42
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE, TX not published $82.69 – $181.42
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD, TX not published $82.69 – $181.42
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE, TX not published $80.50 – $176.60
HENRICO DOCTORS HOSPITAL RICHMOND, VA not published $70.90 – $89.25
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE, VA not published $70.90 – $89.25
RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER VIENNA, VA not published $90.77 – $346.66
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG, VA not published $70.90 – $89.25
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD, VA not published $69.73 – $112.60
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER, SC not published $70.06 – $170.42
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson, SC not published $70.06 – $170.42
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City, TN not published $32.09 – $118.28
MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL SAGINAW, TX not published $81.46 – $220.03
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas, TX not published $81.84 – $221.05
MEDICAL CITY NORTH HILLS HOSPITAL North Richland Hills, TX not published $81.46 – $220.03
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco, TX not published $79.68 – $215.21
MEDICAL CITY MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER - ALLIANCE FORT WORTH, TX not published $83.98 – $220.03
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE, TX not published $79.68 – $215.21
MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL Irving, TX not published $81.84 – $221.05
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS, TX not published $84.37 – $221.05
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL FT WORTH, TX not published $81.46 – $220.03
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle, TX not published $79.68 – $215.21
CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital - Atlanta Atlanta, TX not published $124.19 – $379.02

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