Hearing test cost in Sacramento, CA
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears: from $548.80 to $965.31, with a median of $548.80. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento and 2 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $548.80 at 37 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 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 COMPRE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVAL SP RECOGNIJ | $548.80 | $980.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville lowest Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 COMPRE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVAL SP RECOGNIJ | $548.80 | $980.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 COMPRE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVAL SP RECOGNIJ | $548.80 | $980.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-2000 COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $965.31 | $965.31 | $5.36–$233.79 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $548.80, median $548.80, highest $965.31 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $548.80. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.