Hearing test cost in Seattle, WA — inpatient
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears as an inpatient: from $226.95 to $634.40, with a median of $430.68. The lowest listed price is at Virginia Mason Medical Center — $203.73 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $201.23 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Mason Medical Center lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 BASIC COMPLETE AUDIOMETRY | $226.95 | $445.00 | $285.02–$356.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Hearing Eval - Comprehensive 1 Ear | $634.40 | $634.40 | $159.87–$609.02 | — | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Hearing Eval - Comprehensive | $634.40 | $634.40 | $159.87–$609.02 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $226.95, median $430.68, highest $634.40 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $430.68 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 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.