Speech therapy (language evaluation)
Facility: Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center
Billing Code: 92507 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 4 of 8 other IA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Speech therapy (language evaluation) is about $42 (about 0.6× the $76 Medicare rate). Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center charges insurers about $76, or about $233 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Des Moines, IA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $42. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $72 - $356 | 95% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $72 - $114 | 95% |
| Aetnamajor | $51 - $235 | 67% |
| Cignamajor | $72 - $214 | 95% |
| Humanamajor | $61 - $117 | 80% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $97 - $114 | 127% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $76 - $124 | 100% |
| Clover Health | $72 | 95% |
| GEHA | $156 - $210 | 205% |
| Health Net | $76 - $235 | 100% |
| HealthPartners | $76 - $230 | 100% |
| Medica | $231 | 303% |
| Medical Mutual | $124 | 163% |
| Meridian | $72 - $76 | 95% |
| Molina | $76 | 100% |
| Oscar Health | $99 - $105 | 130% |
| Paramount | $76 | 100% |
| Presbyterian | $72 - $76 | 95% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $122 | 160% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $76 | 100% |
| UCare | $135 | 177% |
| WellMed | $72 | 95% |
| WellSense | $76 | 100% |
| + 362 smaller / regional plans | $17 - $356 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center
Compare: Speech therapy (language evaluation) at other IA hospitals
- Ottumwa Regional Health Center · Ottumwa $75
- Grinnell Regional Medical Center · Grinnell $75
- Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids $76
- Guthrie County Hospital · Guthrie Center $76
- Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown · Marshalltown $79
- St Lukes Hospital · Cedar Rapids $79
- Trinity - Bettendorf · Bettendorf $79
- Allen Hospital · Waterloo $79
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.