Hearing test cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 15 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears: from $145.97 to $455.00, with a median of $154.70. The lowest listed price is at M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital and 4 other hospitals — $8.73 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $154.70 at 25 hospitals.
- The median here, $154.70, is 32% below the US median of $225.90.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($131.46).
- 1 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 12 cities for code 92557, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital lowest Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC CMPRHN AUDMTRY THRSHLD EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $145.97 | $364.00 | $34.95–$357.89 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital lowest Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC CMPRHN AUDMTRY THRSHLD EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $145.97 | $364.00 | $34.95–$357.89 | 60% |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital lowest St. Paul, MN HC CMPRHN AUDMTRY THRSHLD EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $145.97 | $364.00 | $89.91–$357.89 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital lowest Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC CMPRHN AUDMTRY THRSHLD EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $145.97 | $364.00 | $34.95–$352.10 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center lowest Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC CMPRHN AUDMTRY THRSHLD EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION+1 more line at this price File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $145.97 | $364.00 | $34.95–$549.25 | 60% |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC CMPRHN AUDMTRY THRSHLD EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $146.00 | $364.09 | $34.95–$357.89 | 60% |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC CMPRHN AUDMTRY THRSHLD EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $146.00 | $364.09 | $34.95–$357.89 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC CMPRHN AUDMTRY THRSHLD EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $154.70 | $364.00 | $34.95–$352.10 | 58% |
| River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI · (715) 307-6000 HCHG AUDIOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE THRESHOLD EVAL File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $261.46 | $466.90 | $45.19–$466.90 | 44% |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG AUDIOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE THRESHOLD EVAL File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $261.46 | $466.90 | $44.10–$466.90 | 44% |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG AUDIOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE THRESHOLD EVAL File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $261.46 | $466.90 | $44.10–$466.90 | 44% |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 241-8000 HCHG AUDIOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE THRESHOLD EVAL File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $340.94 | $710.30 | $30.70–$710.30 | 52% |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG AUDIOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE THRESHOLD EVAL File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $340.94 | $710.30 | $30.70–$596.65 | 52% |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG AUDIOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE THRESHOLD EVAL File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $340.94 | $710.30 | $30.70–$596.65 | 52% |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 AUD THRESHOLD COMPREHENSIVE+1 more line at this price File of May 7, 2026 · source file | $455.00 | $455.00 | $58.60–$455.00 | — |
| Childrens Health Care one side Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 AUD THRESHOLD COMPR RE RT-SSU File of May 7, 2026 · source file | $456.00 | $456.00 | $58.60–$456.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $145.97, median $154.70, highest $455.00 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $154.70. 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 14 of 15 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.