Hearing test cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears: from $23.14 to $416.40, with a median of $252.00. The lowest listed price is at AHN Wexford Hospital — $228.86 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $345.77 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 92557, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHN Wexford Hospital lowest Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 PR COMPRE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVAL SP RECOGNIJ | $23.14 | $89.00 | $27.59–$500.07 | 74% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY | $222.00 | $370.00 | $31.90–$314.50 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY | $282.00 | $470.00 | $31.90–$423.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY | $416.40 | $694.00 | $34.21–$624.60 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $23.14, median $252.00, highest $416.40 — a 18.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $282.00. 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 4 of 4 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.