Hearing test cost in Dallas, TX — inpatient
In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears as an inpatient: from $138.75 to $861.44, with a median of $500.10. The lowest listed price is at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas — $361.35 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $299.76 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 92557, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 10, 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas lowest Dallas, TX · (214) 633-5555 AUDIOLOGY SPEECH DISCRIMINATION | $138.75 | $185.00 | $30.94–$185.14 | 25% | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas lowest Dallas, TX · (214) 633-5555 COMPRE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVAL SP RECOGNIJ | $138.75 | $185.00 | $30.94–$185.14 | 25% | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 633-5555 HCHG AUD EVAL COMP THRESHOLD/RECOGNITION | $236.50 | $473.00 | $170.63–$416.24 | 50% | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX · (682) 341-5000 HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $861.44 | $861.44 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $138.75, median $500.10, highest $861.44 — a 6.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $500.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.