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
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $107.12 $41.53 – $190.37
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $107.20 $107.20 – $614.00
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $107.20 $54.05 – $406.00
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $107.20 $60.00 – $413.00
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $107.20 $90.00 – $265.00
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $107.20 $60.00 – $576.00
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $107.20 $85.76 – $326.00
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $107.20 $107.20 – $769.00
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $107.20 $107.20 – $301.00
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $107.20 $107.20 – $332.00
OSF Healthcare Divine Mercy Continuing Care Hospital Peoria, IL $108.00 not published
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $109.00 not published
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio, TX $109.23 $80.18 – $213.69
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) Anderson, IN $110.40 $5.54 – $61.03
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $110.70 $79.02 – $364.95
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $110.70 $85.23 – $364.95
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $110.70 $79.02 – $364.95
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $110.76 $91.64 – $91.64
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $111.30 $48.51 – $598.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $112.47 $32.09 – $190.37
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $112.47 $32.09 – $190.37
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $112.50 not published
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $112.50 not published
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $113.68 $35.48 – $151.14
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI $113.68 $35.48 – $47.95
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $113.68 $35.48 – $169.35
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $114.58 $50.29 – $208.70
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $114.58 $50.29 – $206.79
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $114.58 $56.45 – $208.74
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $114.58 $56.45 – $207.43
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT $115.20 not published
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $115.50 $84.37 – $164.52
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston, TX $115.50 $84.37 – $337.48
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX $115.50 $84.37 – $164.52
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX $115.50 $84.37 – $164.52
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX $115.50 $84.37 – $164.52
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX $115.50 $84.37 – $168.74
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX $115.50 not published
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX $115.50 $84.37 – $164.52
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $115.90 $53.04 – $195.84
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg, KS $117.00 $70.82 – $149.61
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $117.12 $22.46 – $640.50
Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) Smithville, TX $117.72 $85.23 – $364.95
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London, KY $118.12 $47.27 – $301.21
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $118.20 $76.81 – $177.30
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg, CA $119.46 $48.51 – $687.00
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $119.84 $35.48 – $151.14
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $121.10 $51.90 – $255.00
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati, OH $121.80 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $121.80 not published

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