# Swallowing therapy session in GA

Billing code `92526`. Prices for this code at 101 hospitals in GA, taken from the machine-readable standard charge files each hospital is required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50).

Source page: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/swallowing-therapy-session

HC SLP ORAL FUNCTION THERAPY

## Before quoting any figure below

- **Hospital charges only.** The surgeon, anaesthetist, radiologist and pathologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file, by construction. Every figure below is part of a total, never the total.
- **A negotiated rate is not a bill.** It is what a hospital and an insurer agreed. What a patient owes depends on their deductible, coinsurance and out-of-pocket maximum.
- **Each hospital's figure is a median across its own plans.** The spread inside one hospital is often wider than the gap between two of them.
- **"not mentioned" is not $0.** It means this hospital's file does not label a row that way. Silence is not a statement that the charge does not exist.
- **A hospital absent from the table says nothing about its prices.** It may publish this code under a revenue or drug code this site cannot map to a procedure.

A procedure code is billed twice -- once by the hospital for its own costs, once by the doctor for their work -- and hospitals publish different sides of that split under the same code. Of the hospitals here, 38 publish a facility charge; 7 publish both, mixed together; 56 do not label which half the figure is.

## Typical price

|  | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cheapest tenth | $82 |
| Typical | $112 |
| Dearest tenth | $349 |

The cheapest and dearest tenth are the hospitals a tenth of the way in from each end, not the single cheapest and dearest. Every hospital, including both extremes, is in the table below.

That is a 4-fold difference for the same billing code -- a gap between hospitals, not between treatments.

## Every hospital publishing this code

| Hospital | Where | CMS rating | Typical | Facility charge | Physician fee | Self-pay | Lowest | Highest | Plans on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Regional Medical Center | HINESVILLE | not rated | $18 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $83 | $10 | $83 | 12 |
| Blue Ridge Medical Center | BLUE RIDGE | not rated | $64 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $192 | $32 | $320 | 440 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center | CEDARTOWN | not rated | $72 | $72 | not mentioned | $96 | $26 | $250 | 36 |
| Effingham Health System | SPRINGFIELD | not rated | $76 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $177 | $73 | $259 | 13 |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital | HIAWASSEE | not rated | $79 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $75 | $33 | $128 | 18 |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center | SANDERSVILLE | not rated | $80 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $151 | $28 | $424 | 46 |
| Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center | LAVONIA | 3/5 | $80 | $80 | not mentioned | $229 | $63 | $450 | 107 |
| St Mary's Hospital | ATHENS | 1/5 | $80 | $80 | not mentioned | $272 | $56 | $450 | 110 |
| Clinch Memorial Hospital | HOMERVILLE | not rated | $80 | $80 | not mentioned | $42 | $68 | $85 | 80 |
| Union General Hospital | BLAIRSVILLE | 3/5 | $81 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $84 | $23 | $143 | 18 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $82 | $82 | not mentioned | $176 | $80 | $156 | 5 |
| Candler Hospital | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $82 | $82 | not mentioned | $176 | $80 | $156 | 5 |
| AdventHealth Gordon | CALHOUN | 3/5 | $82 | $82 | not mentioned | $482 | $78 | $159 | 6 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center | GAINESVILLE | 3/5 | $82 | $82 | not mentioned | $138 | $80 | $84 | 4 |
| AdventHealth Murray | CHATSWORTH | 5/5 | $82 | $82 | not mentioned | $482 | $80 | $159 | 5 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | LITHONIA | 1/5 | $82 | $82 | not mentioned | $202 | $80 | $170 | 7 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | ATLANTA | 2/5 | $82 | $82 | not mentioned | $202 | $80 | $170 | 7 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | DECATUR | 2/5 | $82 | $82 | not mentioned | $202 | $80 | $170 | 7 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | WARNER ROBINS | 2/5 | $82 | $82 | not mentioned | $284 | $80 | $170 | 7 |
| Emory University Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $82 | $82 | not mentioned | $202 | $80 | $170 | 7 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | JOHNS CREEK | 4/5 | $82 | $82 | not mentioned | $202 | $80 | $170 | 7 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $82 | $82 | not mentioned | $202 | $80 | $170 | 7 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus | SAINT MARYS | 4/5 | $83 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $60 | $128 | 29 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | BRUNSWICK | 2/5 | $83 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $60 | $128 | 29 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | COLUMBUS | 3/5 | $84 | $84 | not mentioned | not published | $80 | $200 | 8 |
| Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | AMERICUS | 3/5 | $84 | $84 | not mentioned | not published | $80 | $140 | 7 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | ALBANY | 2/5 | $84 | $84 | not mentioned | not published | $80 | $140 | 7 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | VIDALIA | 5/5 | $84 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $437 | $52 | $393 | 42 |
| AdventHealth Redmond | ROME | 4/5 | $84 | $84 | not mentioned | $586 | $80 | $222 | 5 |
| Jasper Memorial Hospital | MONTICELLO | not rated | $85 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $84 | $54 | $90 | 19 |
| Warm Springs Medical Center | WARM SPRINGS | not rated | $85 | $85 | not mentioned | $58 | $45 | $117 | 156 |
| WellStar Douglas Medical Center | DOUGLASVILLE | 3/5 | $86 | $86 | not mentioned | $130 | $80 | $157 | 7 |
| WellStar North Fulton Medical Center | ROSWELL | 2/5 | $86 | $86 | not mentioned | $130 | $80 | $157 | 7 |
| WellStar Cobb Medical Center | AUSTELL | 3/5 | $86 | $86 | not mentioned | $130 | $80 | $157 | 7 |
| WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | MARIETTA | 4/5 | $86 | $86 | not mentioned | $130 | $80 | $157 | 7 |
| WellStar Paulding Medical Center | HIRAM | 4/5 | $86 | $86 | not mentioned | $130 | $80 | $157 | 7 |
| Jeff Davis Hospital | HAZLEHURST | not rated | $87 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $89 | $43 | $196 | 38 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | CARROLLTON | 2/5 | $88 | $88 | not mentioned | $116 | $85 | $94 | 20 |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | RIVERDALE | 1/5 | $88 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $85 | $79 | $524 | 220 |
| SGMC Health | VALDOSTA | 2/5 | $88 | $88 | not mentioned | $263 | $64 | $104 | 4 |
| Bacon County Hospital | ALMA | not rated | $90 | $90 | not mentioned | $265 | $14 | $110 | 4 |
| Fairview Park Hospital | DUBLIN | 4/5 | $92 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $305 | $41 | $274 | 93 |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | MILLEDGEVILLE | 2/5 | see split | $136 | $91 | $90 | $54 | $160 | 55 |
| SGMC Berrien Campus | NASHVILLE | not rated | $96 | $96 | not mentioned | $263 | $80 | $120 | 3 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | MACON | 2/5 | see split | $177 | $91 | $143 | $78 | $294 | 60 |
| WellStar MCG Health, Affiliated with Med Col | AUGUSTA | 1/5 | $98 | $98 | not mentioned | $130 | $80 | $157 | 12 |
| Candler County Hospital | METTER | not rated | $98 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $34 | $128 | 16 |
| WellStar West Georgia Medical Center | LAGRANGE | 5/5 | $111 | $111 | not mentioned | $130 | $80 | $157 | 8 |
| WellStar Spalding Medical Center | GRIFFIN | 2/5 | $111 | $111 | not mentioned | $130 | $80 | $157 | 8 |
| Southwell Medical, a Campus of TRMC | ADEL | not rated | see split | $92 | $116 | $112 | $32 | $225 | 184 |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center | DOUGLAS | 3/5 | see split | $190 | $80 | $234 | $65 | $327 | 71 |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | BYRON | 1/5 | see split | $143 | $91 | $110 | $46 | $205 | 57 |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | TIFTON | 3/5 | see split | $100 | $116 | $112 | $44 | $225 | 138 |
| Putnam General Hospital | EATONTON | not rated | $115 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $128 | $61 | $217 | 26 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | ROME | 2/5 | $117 | $117 | not mentioned | $117 | $40 | $250 | 38 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | ATLANTA | 2/5 | see split | $459 | $83 | $792 | $83 | $634 | 92 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center | STATESBORO | 3/5 | $125 | $125 | not mentioned | $178 | $30 | $900 | 45 |
| Wills Memorial Hospital | WASHINGTON | not rated | $125 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $139 | $123 | $169 | 14 |
| Crisp Regional Hospital | CORDELE | 2/5 | $126 | $126 | not mentioned | $133 | $104 | $136 | 3 |
| Monroe County Hospital | FORSYTH | not rated | $137 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $41 | $31 | $367 | 25 |
| University Mcduffie County Regional Medical Center | THOMSON | not rated | $152 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $108 | $58 | $331 | 18 |
| St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital | GREENSBORO | 4/5 | $156 | $156 | not mentioned | $143 | $47 | $198 | 108 |
| Jefferson Hospital | LOUISVILLE | not rated | $162 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $143 | $105 | $222 | 60 |
| Donalsonville Hospital | DONALSONVILLE | not rated | $162 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $162 | $130 | $162 | 7 |
| Doctors Hospital | AUGUSTA | 3/5 | $163 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $714 | $70 | $642 | 155 |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center | SAVANNAH | 1/5 | $164 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $730 | $70 | $657 | 103 |
| Mountain Lakes Medical Center | CLAYTON | not rated | $165 | $165 | not mentioned | $126 | $125 | $253 | 4 |
| Dodge County Hospital | EASTMAN | not rated | $167 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $58 | $334 | 9 |
| Stephens County Hospital | TOCCOA | 2/5 | $169 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $179 | $40 | $299 | 60 |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | JESUP | 3/5 | $169 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $111 | $137 | $200 | 18 |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | AUGUSTA | 2/5 | $169 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $108 | $66 | $362 | 24 |
| Memorial Satilla Health | WAYCROSS | 3/5 | $174 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $917 | $76 | $825 | 42 |
| Appling Healthcare | BAXLEY | not rated | $174 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $159 | $90 | $184 | 6 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | VILLA RICA | 3/5 | $175 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $175 | $63 | $271 | 17 |
| Morgan Medical Center | MADISON | not rated | $204 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $204 | $550 | 8 |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor | BAINBRIDGE | 1/5 | $206 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $201 | $74 | $450 | 24 |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | MOULTRIE | 4/5 | $231 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $245 | $87 | $245 | 63 |
| Evans Memorial Hospital | CLAXTON | not rated | $253 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $67 | $370 | 10 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | COLUMBUS | 2/5 | $257 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $108 | $52 | $362 | 20 |
| Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia | RINGGOLD | 3/5 | $270 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $149 | $76 | $408 | 18 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside | COLUMBUS | 5/5 | $287 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $108 | $42 | $362 | 19 |
| Coliseum Medical Centers | MACON | 3/5 | $328 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $141 | $32 | $422 | 17 |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center | SNELLVILLE | 2/5 | $330 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $141 | $91 | $422 | 18 |
| Piedmont Rockdale Hospital | CONYERS | 3/5 | $330 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $141 | $56 | $449 | 18 |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center | CARTERSVILLE | 3/5 | $331 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $141 | $55 | $426 | 19 |
| Piedmont Macon North Hospital | MACON | 4/5 | $331 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $141 | $43 | $422 | 17 |
| Piedmont Walton Hospital | MONROE | 4/5 | $331 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $141 | $42 | $426 | 15 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital | JASPER | 4/5 | $331 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $141 | $51 | $426 | 15 |
| Piedmont Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $349 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $141 | $54 | $426 | 18 |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital | STOCKBRIDGE | 2/5 | $349 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $141 | $40 | $426 | 18 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | FAYETTEVILLE | 3/5 | $349 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $141 | $43 | $426 | 18 |
| Piedmont Newton Hospital | COVINGTON | 3/5 | $352 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $141 | $46 | $419 | 17 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital | NEWNAN | 4/5 | $352 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $141 | $44 | $436 | 18 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | ATHENS | 4/5 | $352 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $141 | $50 | $426 | 19 |
| Northside Hospital | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $362 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $445 | $70 | $593 | 1,488 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | CANTON | 4/5 | $368 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $445 | $66 | $593 | 1,500 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | CUMMING | 4/5 | $368 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $445 | $70 | $593 | 1,476 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | DULUTH | 4/5 | $374 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $445 | $70 | $593 | 1,560 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | LAWRENCEVILLE | 3/5 | $374 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $445 | $70 | $593 | 1,560 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite | ATLANTA | not rated | $608 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,575 | $149 | $1,575 | 112 |
| Athur M Blank Hospital | ATLANTA | not rated | $622 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,575 | $153 | $1,575 | 112 |

## Self-pay

Self-pay is what the hospital charges someone paying themselves rather than through insurance. Paying self-pay usually does not count toward a deductible, so it can cost less for one service and more across a year. Every other figure here is what an insurer pays, not what a patient would.

At 33 of the 92 hospitals here that publish a self-pay price it is LOWER than what that same hospital typically accepts from an insurer; at the other 59 it is higher.

8 of these 101 hospitals have not published an updated price file in over a year, or do not say when they last did. Hospitals are required to update at least annually, so those figures may not reflect what they charge now: Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus, Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus, Warm Springs Medical Center, Jeff Davis Hospital, Monroe County Hospital, Jefferson Hospital, Donalsonville Hospital, Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica.

## Others in ear, nose & throat

- [Speech or language therapy session](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/speech-or-language-therapy-session) -- 102 hospitals, typically $106
- [Speech and language evaluation](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/speech-and-language-evaluation) -- 102 hospitals, typically $261
- [Swallowing evaluation](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/swallowing-evaluation) -- 101 hospitals, typically $126
- [Swallowing evaluation with X-ray](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/swallowing-evaluation-with-x-ray) -- 98 hospitals, typically $165
- [Speech fluency evaluation](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/speech-fluency-evaluation) -- 88 hospitals, typically $175
- [Communication device evaluation and prescription](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/communication-device-evaluation-and-prescription) -- 19 hospitals, typically $110

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Compiled by Clearcharge (clearcharge.org) from each hospital's machine-readable standard-charge file. When quoting a figure, cite the source page above. The hospital files behind these figures state data through dates from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-28; per-hospital staleness is flagged above.