Hearing test cost in Lebanon, NH — inpatient
In Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears as an inpatient: from $77.00 to $144.74, with a median of $110.87. The lowest listed price is at Valley Regional Hospital — $33.87 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $127.14 at 3 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 Jun 6, 2026 and Jun 6, 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 Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 VA C&P AUDIOLOGY EXAM | $77.00 | $140.00 | $25.78–$568.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVAL SPEECH RECOGNITION | $144.74 | $473.00 | $163.18–$449.35 | 69% | — source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $162.25 | $295.00 | $25.78–$568.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital both sides Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 VA COMPLETE AUDIOMETRY BILAT PROC | $73.15 | $133.00 | $25.78–$568.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital both sides Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 COMPLETE AUDIOMETRY BILATERAL PROC | $162.25 | $295.00 | $25.78–$568.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $77.00, median $110.87, highest $144.74 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $73.15, median $73.15, highest $73.15.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $110.87 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.