Hearing test cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 19 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears: from $83.45 to $435.00, with a median of $261.65. The lowest listed price is at McLaren Oakland — $178.20 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $213.20 at 43 hospitals.
- The median here, $261.65, is 16% above the US median of $225.90.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($131.46).
- 10 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 15 cities for code 92557, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Oakland lowest Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Comp Audiometry Threshold Evaluation & Speech Recognition 92557 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $83.45 | $166.90 | $62.58–$244.15 | 50% |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Comp Audiometry Threshold Evaluation & Speech Recognition 92557 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $114.20 | $228.40 | $33.04–$244.15 | 50% |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 COMP AUD THRE EVL&SP RECG92557+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $148.96 | $266.00 | $68.17–$68.25 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION (VIDEO)+1 more line at this price File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $176.93 | $157.00 | $28.61–$294.88 | -13% |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION (VIDEO)+1 more line at this price File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $176.93 | $157.00 | $28.61–$294.88 | -13% |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi, MI · (248) 849-3000 AUDIOMETRY EVAL COMPREHENSIVE+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $180.88 | $323.00 | $43.95–$68.25 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 AUDIOMETRY EVAL COMPREHENSIVE+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $180.88 | $323.00 | $43.95–$68.25 | 44% |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 858-3000 HC Audiometry Speech Threshold With Speech Recognition Comprehensive File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $195.00 | $300.00 | $34.89–$300.00 | 35% |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 AUDITORY ASSESSMENT+1 more line at this price File of Aug 20, 2026 · source file | $228.00 | $304.00 | $1.00–$80.14 | 25% |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Comp Audiometry Threshold Evaluation & Speech Recognition 92557 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $261.65 | $523.30 | $85.58–$366.31 | 50% |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 CMP AUD THRESH EVAL & SPCH RCG+1 more line at this price File of Apr 6, 2026 · source file | $421.50 | $562.00 | — | 25% |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Comprehensive Audiogram+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $435.00 | $435.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOGRAM+1 more line at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $435.00 | $435.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak, MI · (248) 898-5400 HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOGRAM File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $435.00 | $435.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Comprehensive Audiogram+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $435.00 | $435.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital Farmington Hills, MI · (248) 471-8000 HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOGRAM File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $435.00 | $435.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Comprehensive Audiogram+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $435.00 | $435.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn Dearborn, MI · (313) 593-7125 HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOGRAM File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $435.00 | $435.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Comprehensive Audiogram+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $435.00 | $435.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $83.45, median $261.65, highest $435.00 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $421.50. 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 6 of 10 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 hearing test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Hearing test explained.