CMS Price Transparency Data

Speech therapy (language evaluation)

Facility: Virginia Gay Hospital

Billing Code: 92507 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$113

about 1.5× the $76 Medicare rate · typically $79–$142

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$129

About the fair price

about $16 over the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $76 Fair price $113 This hospital $129 Cash price $192 Hospital's list price $241

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $75 Priciest $129

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Speech therapy (language evaluation) is about $113 (about 1.5× the $76 Medicare rate). Virginia Gay Hospital charges insurers about $129, or about $192 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Vinton, IA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser Permanente

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	$81 - $116	106%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$129	169%
Aetnamajor	$100	131%
Humanamajor	$190 - $195	250%
HealthPartners	$201 - $207	264%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$92 - $232

Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 192), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 92507.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Virginia Gay Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 92507.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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