Speech therapy Cost in Wichita, KS (2026)

Prices at 3 hospitals in Wichita, KS, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,257 — 499% above the US median ($210), roughly 16.5× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Wesley Medical Center	Wichita, KS	$1,257	$341	★ 4/5	124 min	13.3%

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)

$1,257

Cash / self-pay

$1,257

Insurer-negotiated

$72

Medicare pays

$76

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,257 — about 16.5× the Medicare rate ($76). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($152).

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Doctors who perform this in Wichita

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.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Michael Hogwood, MA, CCC-SLP	Speech Language Pathologist	Wichita, KS	294
Brianna Mccarthy, MS, CCC-SLP	Speech Language Pathologist	Wichita, KS	292
Paulette Heter, MA CCC-SLP/L	Speech Language Pathologist	Wichita, KS	198
Leslie Frederick, M.S. CCC-SLP	Speech Language Pathologist	Wichita, KS	170
Sierra Gehrer, SPEECH PATHOLOGIST	Speech Language Pathologist	Wichita, KS	164
Kristin Colin, MA,CCC-SLP	Speech Language Pathologist	Wichita, KS	139
Katina Friesen, CCC-SLP	Speech Language Pathologist	Wichita, KS	93
Sarah Hall, SLP	Speech Language Pathologist	Wichita, KS	43

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