Speech therapy (language evaluation)
Facility: Valley Medical Center
Billing Code: 92507 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $221 compared to the $147 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.50× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Speech therapy (language evaluation) is about $147 (about 1.9× the $76 Medicare rate). Valley Medical Center charges insurers about $221, or about $410 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Renton, WA.
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 $147. 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.
3 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 | $84 - $221 | 110% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $107 - $114 | 141% |
| Aetnamajor | $199 | 261% |
| Health Net | $221 | 290% |
| Moda Health | $221 | 290% |
| + 30 smaller / regional plans | $120 - $221 |
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 Valley Medical Center
Compare: Speech therapy (language evaluation) at other WA hospitals
- Seattle Children's Hospital · Seattle $48
- Skagit Valley Hospital · Mount Vernon $62
- Astria Toppenish Hospital · Toppenish $78
- Deaconess Medical Center · Spokane $81
- Multicare Valley Hospital · Spokane Valley $81
- Peacehealth St John Medical Center · Longview $82
- Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital · Puyallup $84
- Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital · Tacoma $84
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Valley Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $212
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $212).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($410) Beats Your Bill
Valley Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $410 (vs. $221 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $147 Fair BaseRate ($76 Medicare)
Your bill ($585) is $438 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($147) and 7.7× the $76 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.