Speech therapy cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 18 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $175 — 17% below the US median ($210), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $77 $79 ★ 3/5 186 min —
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $90 $96 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $90 $96 ★ 4/5 146 min —
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $94 $73 ★ 1/5 210 min —
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $94 $73 — — —
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $135 $85 ★ 2/5 293 min —
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $135 $85 — 190 min —
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $153 $247 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $165 $211 ★ 2/5 247 min —
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $185 $216 ★ 3/5 237 min —
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $204 — ★ 1/5 231 min —
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $220 $99 ★ 4/5 298 min —
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $273 — ★ 1/5 268 min —
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $356 $356 ★ 5/5 350 min —
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $410 $468 — — —
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $410 $468 — — —
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $490 $96 — — —
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $788 $96 ★ 4/5 295 min —

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 October 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)
$356
Cash / self-pay
$175
Insurer-negotiated
$96
Medicare pays
$76
$90$434
Median cash $175  ·  Medicare $76  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $175 — about 2.3× 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 $356 list price could save about $181 (51%).

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Doctors who perform this in Chicago

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
Kelly RohrbeckSpeech Language PathologistChicago, IL502
James KeetonSpeech Language PathologistChicago, IL372
Jane Hohman, CCC-SLPSpeech Language PathologistChicago, IL296
Josephine Friedman, MSSpeech Language PathologistChicago, IL234
Melissa Coll, MA., CCC-SLPSpeech Language PathologistChicago, IL208
Christine Wancket, SLPSpeech Language PathologistChicago, IL205
Virginia Curtis, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech Language PathologistChicago, IL176
Brittany TorresSpeech Language PathologistChicago, IL160
Jonelyn Langenstein, MM, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech Language PathologistChicago, IL127
Emma Laurash, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech Language PathologistChicago, IL119
Gabrielle Klugman, MS CCC-SLPSpeech Language PathologistChicago, IL91
Shannon FogartySpeech Language PathologistChicago, IL78

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