CMS Price Transparency Data

Speech therapy (language evaluation)

Facility: Catawba Valley Medical Center

Billing Code: 92507 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$112

about 1.5× the $76 Medicare rate · typically $86–$253

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$94

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $18 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $76 Fair price $112 This hospital $94 Cash price $204 Hospital's list price $340

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

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

Cheapest $44 Priciest $94

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

A fair price for a Speech therapy (language evaluation) is about $112 (about 1.5× the $76 Medicare rate). Catawba Valley Medical Center charges insurers about $94, or about $204 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Hickory, NC.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$39 - $74	51%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$78 - $168	102%
Aetnamajor	$207	272%
Cignamajor	$74 - $187	97%
Humanamajor	$75 - $272	98%
CareSource	$166	218%
Devoted Health	$78	102%
WellCare	$76	100%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$78 - $204

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 204), 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 Catawba Valley Medical Center 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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Other Procedures at Catawba Valley Medical Center

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.