Hearing test cost in Memphis, TN — inpatient
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 10 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears as an inpatient: from $81.60 to $114.24, with a median of $113.96. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden — $32.36 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $111.07 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 5 cities for code 92557, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden lowest West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIO THRES AND SPEECH RECOG | $81.60 | $544.00 | $206.72–$435.20 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Pbb Comprehensive Hearing Test | $100.32 | $456.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Comprehensive Hearing Test | $100.32 | $456.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Comprehensive Hearing Test | $113.96 | $518.00 | $12.00–$446.00 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Comprehensive Hearing Test | $113.96 | $518.00 | $12.00–$446.00 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Comprehensive Hearing Test | $113.96 | $518.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Comprehensive Hearing Test | $113.96 | $518.00 | $12.00–$446.00 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Comprehensive Hearing Test | $113.96 | $518.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIO THRES AND SPEECH RECOG | $114.24 | $544.00 | $206.72–$489.60 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIO THRES AND SPEECH RECOG | $114.24 | $544.00 | $206.72–$489.60 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIO THRES AND SPEECH RECOG | $114.24 | $544.00 | $206.72–$489.60 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $81.60, median $113.96, highest $114.24 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $113.96 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 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.