Hearing test cost in Omaha, NE
In Omaha, NE-IA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears: from $80.54 to $153.00, with a median of $96.60. The lowest listed price is at Bellevue Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $16.06 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $96.60 at 9 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 5 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 Feb 14, 2026 and Aug 10, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue Medical Center lowest Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test | $80.54 | $123.90 | $25.10–$92.81 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center lowest Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test | $80.54 | $123.90 | $25.10–$92.81 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $91.63 | $187.00 | $65.45–$183.26 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC BASIC COMP AIR BONE SRT DISC | $96.60 | $230.00 | $39.10–$326.31 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE HC BASIC COMP AIR BONE SRT DISC | $96.60 | $230.00 | $32.20–$338.51 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC BASIC COMP AIR BONE SRT DISC | $96.60 | $230.00 | $34.50–$338.51 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC BASIC COMP AIR BONE SRT DISC | $96.60 | $230.00 | $39.10–$326.31 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC BASIC COMP AIR BONE SRT DISC | $96.60 | $230.00 | $41.40–$338.51 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC BASIC COMP AIR BONE SRT DISC | $96.60 | $230.00 | $36.80–$338.51 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 Audiology Eval | $127.50 | $425.00 | $176.00–$297.50 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Audiology Eval | $153.00 | $425.00 | $176.00–$297.50 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Audiology Eval | $153.00 | $425.00 | $176.00–$297.50 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $80.54, median $96.60, highest $153.00 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $96.60. 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 10 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 2 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.