Hearing test cost in Eau Claire, WI
In Eau Claire, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears: from $49.40 to $213.20, with a median of $131.30. The lowest listed price is at Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire — $81.90 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $147.50 at 36 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 92557, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 20, 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 Eau Claire, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire lowest Eau Claire, WI · (715) 858-8100 COMPR AUDIOMETRY EVAL UNI-TECH | $49.40 | $52.00 | $26.00–$165.13 | 5% | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire lowest Eau Claire, WI · (715) 858-8100 COMPR AUDIOMETRY EVAL-TECH | $49.40 | $52.00 | $26.00–$165.13 | 5% | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley, WI · (715) 644-5571 Fac Compre Audiometry Threshold Eval Sp Recognij | $213.20 | $328.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley, WI · (715) 644-5571 COMPRE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVAL SP RECOGNIJ | $343.85 | $529.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $49.40, median $131.30, highest $213.20 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $131.30. 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 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.