Hearing test cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 9 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears: from $89.28 to $262.00, with a median of $121.00. The lowest listed price is at Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas and 1 other hospital — $31.72 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $157.59 at 22 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 5 cities for code 92557, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas lowest Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 AUD EVAL COMP/AIR/BONE/SRT/SDT | $89.28 | $186.00 | $53.13–$387.81 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 AUD EVAL COMP/AIR/BONE/SRT/SDT | $89.28 | $186.00 | $53.13–$387.81 | 52% | — source file |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVALUATION AND SPEECH RECOGNITION | $90.16 | $128.80 | $109.48–$128.88 | 30% | Apr 20, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Comprehensive Hearing Test | $121.00 | $439.54 | $50.60–$439.54 | 72% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint John Hospital Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Comprehensive Hearing Test | $121.00 | $439.54 | $50.60–$373.61 | 72% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 92557 Comp Audio Threshold Eval/Speech Recog WHR | $150.73 | $274.05 | $31.95–$274.05 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 92557 Comp Audio Threshold Eval/Speech Recog WHR | $150.73 | $274.05 | $53.19–$274.05 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 AUD Audio Eval&Sp Recog Charge | $174.90 | $318.00 | $31.95–$318.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 AUD Audio Eval&Sp Recog Charge | $174.90 | $318.00 | $53.19–$318.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 COMP AUD THR EVAL/SP REC | $247.00 | $247.00 | $32.11–$222.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 Comprehensive audiometry threshold evaluation and speech recognition (92553 and 92556 combined) | $247.00 | $247.00 | $127.24 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 COMP AUD THR EVAL/SP REC | $262.00 | $262.00 | $34.06–$209.60 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 Comprehensive audiometry threshold evaluation and speech recognition (92553 and 92556 combined) | $262.00 | $262.00 | $127.24 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $89.28, median $121.00, highest $262.00 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $90.16. 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 7 of 9 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.