Hearing test cost in Buffalo, NY — inpatient
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears as an inpatient: from $139.00 to $139.00, with a median of $139.00. Across New York, the median is $243.75 at 51 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 92557, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleida Health lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Md Comprehens Audiometry | $139.00 | $139.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Tc Comprehens Audiometry | $591.00 | $591.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Comp Audio Thresh Eval | $591.00 | $591.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $139.00, median $139.00, highest $139.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $119.45 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.