Speech therapy cost in Austin, TX

Prices at 10 hospitals in Austin, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $247 — 18% above the US median ($210), roughly 3.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX $154 $161 ★ 3/5 186 min 14.3%
Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx Austin, TX $154 $273 ★ 4/5 233 min 14.9%
Ascension Seton Southwest Austin, TX $154 $161 134 min 14.8%
Ascension Seton Northwest Austin, TX $154 $161 ★ 4/5 159 min 14.4%
Texas Childrens Hospital North Austin Campus Austin, TX $247 $299
Dell Children's Medical Center Austin, TX $300 $273
St David's Medical Center Austin, TX $395 $115 ★ 4/5 161 min 15.0%
St David's South Austin Medical Center Austin, TX $395 $151 ★ 3/5 149 min 15.2%
North Austin Medical Center Austin, TX $867 $155 ★ 3/5 156 min 14.4%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated July 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$429
Cash / self-pay
$247
Insurer-negotiated
$161
Medicare pays
$76
$154$489
Median cash $247  ·  Medicare $76  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $247 — about 3.2× the Medicare rate ($76). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($152).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $429 list price could save about $182 (42%).

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Doctors who perform this in Austin

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Lavonne Lorg, MS CCC-SLPSpeech Language PathologistAustin, TX782
Leslie AndersonSpeech Language PathologistAustin, TX533
Shanna DewittSpeech Language PathologistAustin, TX458
Lisa Famiglietti, MS CCCSLPASpeech Language PathologistAustin, TX397
Stacy Daniels, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech Language PathologistAustin, TX382
Alexandra Smith, M.A. CCC-SLPSpeech Language PathologistAustin, TX323
Grace Van De Hoef, SLPSpeech Language PathologistAustin, TX298
Cecilia Caromata, M.A. CCC-SLPSpeech Language PathologistAustin, TX271
Yasmin Rios-Schultz, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech Language PathologistAustin, TX256
Lindsey WineholtSpeech Language PathologistAustin, TX235
Genevieve Richardson, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech Language PathologistAustin, TX161
Dara Whitehead, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech Language PathologistAustin, TX156

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