Hearing test cost in Sacramento, CA — inpatient
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears as an inpatient: from $548.80 to $548.80, 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 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 92557, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $548.80, median $548.80, highest $548.80.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $548.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.