Hearing test cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 11 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears: from $94.68 to $339.02, with a median of $299.76. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton — $205.08 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $299.76 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 cities for code 92557, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Jun 13, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton lowest Austin, TX COMP AUDIO EVAL | $94.68 | $263.00 | $32.63–$236.58 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 COMP AUDIO EVAL | $154.35 | $428.75 | $32.63–$236.58 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 COMP AUDIO EVAL | $154.35 | $428.75 | $32.63–$236.58 | 64% | — source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $299.76 | $499.60 | $99.92–$510.51 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $299.76 | $499.60 | $94.92–$510.51 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $299.76 | $499.60 | $54.96–$510.51 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $299.76 | $499.60 | $94.92–$510.51 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $299.76 | $499.60 | $59.95–$510.51 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $299.76 | $499.60 | $135.72–$324.74 | 40% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $299.76 | $499.60 | $99.92–$510.51 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX COMP AUDIO EVAL | $300.13 | $428.75 | $32.63–$236.58 | 30% | — source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION | $339.02 | $506.00 | $136.62–$480.70 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $94.68, median $299.76, highest $339.02 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $299.76. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is a full hearing test done in a sound booth, usually by an audiologist. It measures the softest tones you can hear through headphones and a bone vibrator, and how well you hear and repeat speech.
What the price covers
The price covers the hearing test for both ears. Tympanometry (a middle-ear test), hearing aid evaluation and fitting, and a doctor's visit are billed separately.