Hearing test cost in Chicago, IL — inpatient
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 15 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears as an inpatient: from $95.55 to $782.00, with a median of $156.00. The lowest listed price is at NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $60.45 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $219.08 at 36 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 10 cities for code 92557, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 4, 2025 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital lowest Skokie, IL Comprehensive Hearing Test | $95.55 | $147.00 | $23.96–$78.65 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital lowest Evanson, IL · (847) 570-2000 Comprehensive Hearing Test | $95.55 | $147.00 | $23.96–$78.65 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital lowest Glenview, IL Comprehensive Hearing Test | $95.55 | $147.00 | $23.96–$78.65 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital lowest Highland Park, IL Comprehensive Hearing Test | $95.55 | $147.00 | $23.96–$78.65 | 35% | — source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 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 |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park, IL COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $156.00 | $156.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOLOGY | $255.00 | $510.00 | $222.87–$408.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOLOGY | $255.00 | $510.00 | $222.87–$408.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOLOGY | $255.00 | $510.00 | $222.87–$408.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOLOGY | $255.00 | $510.00 | $222.87–$408.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 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 | $209.79–$3,678.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H AUDIO EVAL COMPREHENSIVE | $396.90 | $567.00 | $209.79–$3,678.00 | 30% | — 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $95.55, median $156.00, highest $782.00 — a 8.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 29 facilities here, median $255.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 9 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.