Hearing test cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 29 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears: from $35.28 to $782.00, with a median of $255.00. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health — $219.72 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $219.08 at 36 hospitals.
Cash prices at 29 facilities across 20 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 Nov 4, 2025 and Aug 24, 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test | $35.28 | $126.00 | $126.00 | 72% | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Veterans Evaluation Service | $58.71 | $309.00 | $93.01–$225.57 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Veterans Evaluation Service | $71.07 | $309.00 | $113.68–$239.75 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Comprehensive Audio Eval One Ear (Fc) | $90.25 | $475.00 | $78.50–$203.87 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Comprehensive Hearing Test | $95.55 | $147.00 | $19.85–$80.26 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Comprehensive Hearing Test | $95.55 | $147.00 | $19.85–$80.26 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson, IL · (847) 570-2000 Comprehensive Hearing Test | $95.55 | $147.00 | $19.85–$80.26 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL Comprehensive Hearing Test | $95.55 | $147.00 | $19.85–$80.26 | 35% | — source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Comprehensive Audio Eval | $95.76 | $504.00 | $151.70–$367.92 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Comprehensive Audio Eval One Ear (Fc) | $109.25 | $475.00 | $164.83–$500.65 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Comprehensive Audio Eval | $115.92 | $504.00 | $174.89–$531.22 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park, IL COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $156.00 | $156.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Comprehensive Hearing Test | $156.00 | $156.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $156.00 | $156.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $156.00 | $156.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 282-7000 Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test | $159.25 | $318.50 | $86.95–$318.50 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC AUD COMP AUDIO EXAM | $183.15 | $555.00 | $120.45–$178.12 | 67% | — source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOLOGY | $255.00 | $510.00 | $200.94–$617.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOLOGY | $255.00 | $510.00 | $200.94–$617.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOLOGY | $255.00 | $510.00 | $200.94–$617.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOLOGY | $255.00 | $510.00 | $200.94–$617.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Comprehensive Hearing Test | $256.90 | $367.00 | $68.63–$367.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Comprehensive Hearing Test | $256.90 | $367.00 | $70.83–$367.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Comprehensive Hearing Test | $256.90 | $367.00 | $59.82–$367.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 HB Comprehensive Hearing Test | $256.90 | $367.00 | $69.73–$367.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Comprehensive Hearing Test | $256.90 | $367.00 | $67.16–$367.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Comprehensive Hearing Test | $256.90 | $367.00 | $52.48–$367.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Comprehensive Hearing Test | $256.90 | $367.00 | $60.92–$367.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton, IL HB Comprehensive Hearing Test | $256.90 | $367.00 | $154.14–$367.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H AUDIO EVAL COMPREHENSIVE | $396.90 | $567.00 | $96.39–$8,500.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 COMPRE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVAL SP RECOGNIJ | $396.90 | $567.00 | $96.39–$8,500.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 622-5400 COMPREHENSIVE HEARING AND SPEECH RECOGNITION TEST | $511.40 | $511.40 | $27.57–$193.05 | — | — source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Comprehensive Audiometry Threshold Evaluation And Speech Recognition | $748.00 | $748.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Comprehensive Audiometry Threshold Evaluation And Speech Recognition | $782.00 | $782.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $35.28, median $255.00, highest $782.00 — a 22.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $156.00. 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 17 of 23 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is 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.