Hearing test cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears is $225.90 across 919 US hospitals; most list between $76.65 and $580.25. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 368 markets is $19.00. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 Each price links to its source file
Lowest$19.00any market
Median market$209.96middle of market medians
Most below$580.259 in 10 hospitals
Listings912hospital prices
Compared with Medicare
$131.46 is Medicare's 2026 national base rate for this service in a hospital outpatient department, including the patient's share and before the local wage adjustment. The median hospital cash price, $225.90 across 919 hospitals, is 1.7× that.
Researchers often measure hospital prices as a multiple of Medicare's rate, and it is a concrete number to mention when you ask a hospital for a cash discount. Source: CMS.
Cash or insurance?
If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you pay the rate your plan negotiated with the hospital, not the cash price. Hospital price files list those rates too: for hearing test, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $387.81 and the lowest a median of $62.23. At 568 of 671 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate.
With a high deductible, cash can cost less. But a cash payment may not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum: ask your plan for its rate at that hospital (most have a cost estimator) and whether it will credit a cash payment.
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What is CPT 92557?
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.
Why prices differ
Prices differ between hospital audiology departments, ENT offices and independent audiology clinics, and hospital-based clinics may add facility fees.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 92557 includes tympanometry and a review of the results.
Prices by state
Among 37 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Kentucky ($73.60), Arkansas ($81.60) and Louisiana ($104.16), and highest in Arizona ($647.21), California ($548.80) and Colorado ($518.73).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$160.00
- Alaska$525.16, 4 hospitals
- Arizona$647.21
- Arkansas$81.60
- California$548.80
- Colorado$518.73
- Connecticut$254.00, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$749.00, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$425.53, 2 hospitals
- Florida$286.00
- Georgia$394.29
- Hawaii$275.10
- Idaho$414.00
- Illinois$256.90
- Indiana$192.96
- Iowa$108.75
- Kansas$121.00
- Kentucky$73.60
- Louisiana$104.16
- Maine$110.74
- Maryland$732.33, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$330.00
- Michigan$213.20
- Minnesota$154.70
- Mississippi$140.00
- Missouri$157.59
- Montana$121.40, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$124.45
- Nevada$266.00, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$127.14, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$184.26
- New Mexico$87.88, 2 hospitals
- New York$185.15
- North Carolina$158.50
- North Dakota$187.00
- Ohio$262.08
- Oklahoma$251.10, 2 hospitals
- Oregon$297.75
- Pennsylvania$360.00
- Rhode Island$237.30, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$281.63
- South Dakota$335.20
- Tennessee$113.96
- Texas$299.76
- Utah$187.97, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$107.63, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$274.50
- Washington$175.50
- West Virginia$136.75
- Wisconsin$155.00
- Wyoming$138.00, 1 hospital
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene, KS single city | 1 | $110.90 | $110.90 | $110.90 | 1.0× |
| Akron, OH | 4 | $190.50 | $383.83 | $567.00 | 3.0× |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $74.24 | $124.87 | $175.50 | 2.4× |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $158.50 | $158.50 | $158.50 | 1.0× |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $505.50 | $505.50 | $505.50 | 1.0× |
| Albuquerque, NM | 1 | $156.75 | $156.75 | $156.75 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 9 | $208.78 | $448.20 | $1,372.50 | 6.6× |
| Alliance, NE single city | 1 | $200.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 2 | $697.32 | $761.16 | $825.00 | 1.2× |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $127.80 | $127.80 | $127.80 | 1.0× |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $142.00 | $142.00 | $142.00 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI single city | 1 | $213.20 | $213.20 | $213.20 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 1 | $37.05 | $37.05 | $37.05 | 1.0× |
| Asheville, NC | 2 | $295.00 | $519.31 | $743.61 | 2.5× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 20 | $128.00 | $431.15 | $913.00 | 7.1× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $166.48 | $166.48 | $166.48 | 1.0× |
| Auburn, IN | 1 | $352.00 | $352.00 | $352.00 | 1.0× |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 4 | $98.70 | $190.17 | $394.29 | 4.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 12 | $94.68 | $299.76 | $339.02 | 3.6× |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 2 | $691.20 | $732.33 | $773.46 | 1.1× |
| Bangor, ME | 3 | $20.40 | $90.51 | $136.70 | 6.7× |
| Baraboo, WI | 1 | $210.33 | $210.33 | $210.33 | 1.0× |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $339.92 | $339.92 | $339.92 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $125.35 | $125.35 | $125.35 | 1.0× |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $49.40 | $49.40 | $49.40 | 1.0× |
| Beckley, WV | 1 | $67.20 | $67.20 | $67.20 | 1.0× |
| Belfast, ME single city | 1 | $316.90 | $316.90 | $316.90 | 1.0× |
| Belmond, IA single city | 1 | $70.80 | $70.80 | $70.80 | 1.0× |
| Bend, OR | 1 | $89.23 | $89.23 | $89.23 | 1.0× |
| Bennington, VT | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, NH single city | 1 | $132.30 | $132.30 | $132.30 | 1.0× |
| Big Rapids, MI | 1 | $466.00 | $466.00 | $466.00 | 1.0× |
| Big Stone Gap, VA single city | 1 | $44.25 | $44.25 | $44.25 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 4 | $56.25 | $176.00 | $191.99 | 3.4× |
| Bloomington, IL | 1 | $525.00 | $525.00 | $525.00 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $105.30 | $266.15 | $414.00 | 3.9× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 10 | $190.80 | $399.35 | $4,133.00 | 21.7× |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $522.45 | $522.45 | $522.45 | 1.0× |
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $102.40 | $131.60 | $160.80 | 1.6× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $311.75 | $311.75 | $311.75 | 1.0× |
| Buckhannon, WV single city | 1 | $80.50 | $80.50 | $80.50 | 1.0× |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $248.20 | $248.20 | $248.20 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 2 | $99.89 | $345.45 | $591.00 | 5.9× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 2 | $48.71 | $122.86 | $197.00 | 4.0× |
| Cando, ND single city | 1 | $174.00 | $174.00 | $174.00 | 1.0× |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 1 | $406.90 | $406.90 | $406.90 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 4 | $89.00 | $89.00 | $89.00 | 1.0× |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 2 | $164.45 | $364.73 | $565.00 | 3.4× |
| Carrollton, IL single city | 1 | $60.80 | $60.80 | $60.80 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA single city | 1 | $351.25 | $351.25 | $351.25 | 1.0× |
| Celina, OH | 1 | $59.50 | $59.50 | $59.50 | 1.0× |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 2 | $224.00 | $298.50 | $373.00 | 1.7× |
| Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 1 | $489.00 | $489.00 | $489.00 | 1.0× |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 1 | $236.50 | $236.50 | $236.50 | 1.0× |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 8 | $158.50 | $158.50 | $158.50 | 1.0× |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $268.00 | $268.00 | $268.00 | 1.0× |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $439.30 | $439.30 | $439.30 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 33 | $35.28 | $230.30 | $782.00 | 22.2× |
| Chillicothe, OH | 1 | $281.07 | $281.07 | $281.07 | 1.0× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 7 | $234.09 | $262.08 | $597.00 | 2.6× |
| Clarinda, IA single city | 1 | $108.75 | $108.75 | $108.75 | 1.0× |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $281.50 | $281.50 | $281.50 | 1.0× |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $92.07 | $92.07 | $92.07 | 1.0× |
| Clayton, GA single city | 1 | $178.00 | $178.00 | $178.00 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 20 | $49.88 | $298.70 | $406.90 | 8.2× |
| Clinton, IL single city | 1 | $178.25 | $178.25 | $178.25 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, MO single city | 1 | $119.66 | $119.66 | $119.66 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $299.76 | $299.76 | $299.76 | 1.0× |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $177.00 | $200.70 | $224.40 | 1.3× |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $181.60 | $181.60 | $181.60 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $153.34 | $153.34 | $153.34 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 5 | $118.35 | $143.00 | $423.00 | 3.6× |
| Corning, IA single city | 1 | $84.15 | $84.15 | $84.15 | 1.0× |
| Corning, NY | 1 | $120.54 | $120.54 | $120.54 | 1.0× |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 1 | $124.08 | $124.08 | $124.08 | 1.0× |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $120.54 | $120.54 | $120.54 | 1.0× |
| Coshocton, OH | 1 | $121.00 | $121.00 | $121.00 | 1.0× |
| Crawfordsville, IN | 1 | $146.07 | $146.07 | $146.07 | 1.0× |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $66.00 | $66.00 | $66.00 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 10 | $128.00 | $284.18 | $861.44 | 6.7× |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2 | $79.80 | $84.60 | $89.40 | 1.1× |
| David City, NE single city | 1 | $250.00 | $250.00 | $250.00 | 1.0× |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 4 | $259.70 | $793.41 | $885.00 | 3.4× |
| Decatur, IL | 1 | $337.68 | $337.68 | $337.68 | 1.0× |
| DeKalb, MS single city | 1 | $210.45 | $210.45 | $210.45 | 1.0× |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 11 | $88.01 | $515.00 | $692.50 | 7.9× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $169.00 | $250.26 | $331.52 | 2.0× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 19 | $83.45 | $261.65 | $435.00 | 5.2× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $140.91 | $140.91 | $140.91 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 3 | $23.04 | $70.98 | $178.43 | 7.7× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $319.00 | $319.00 | $319.00 | 1.0× |
| Durham, NC single city | 1 | $175.23 | $175.23 | $175.23 | 1.0× |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $175.23 | $175.23 | $175.23 | 1.0× |
| Eagle River, WI single city | 1 | $213.20 | $213.20 | $213.20 | 1.0× |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | 1 | $448.20 | $448.20 | $448.20 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $49.40 | $131.30 | $213.20 | 4.3× |
| El Paso, TX | 1 | $118.20 | $118.20 | $118.20 | 1.0× |
| Eldorado, IL single city | 1 | $83.25 | $83.25 | $83.25 | 1.0× |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $268.00 | $268.00 | $268.00 | 1.0× |
| Elizabethtown, NC single city | 1 | $127.80 | $127.80 | $127.80 | 1.0× |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $61.20 | $61.20 | $61.20 | 1.0× |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $354.60 | $354.60 | $354.60 | 1.0× |
| Eureka-Arcata, CA | 1 | $252.96 | $252.96 | $252.96 | 1.0× |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 1 | $212.80 | $212.80 | $212.80 | 1.0× |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 1 | $261.46 | $261.46 | $261.46 | 1.0× |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $19.00 | $19.00 | $19.00 | 1.0× |
| Fayette, AL single city | 1 | $121.38 | $121.38 | $121.38 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville, NC | 3 | $127.80 | $127.80 | $127.80 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 1 | $55.20 | $55.20 | $55.20 | 1.0× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $319.20 | $319.20 | $319.20 | 1.0× |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $505.50 | $505.50 | $505.50 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 3 | $346.50 | $364.00 | $364.00 | 1.1× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $125.60 | $125.60 | $125.60 | 1.0× |
| Fremont, MI single city | 1 | $466.00 | $466.00 | $466.00 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $548.80 | $548.80 | $548.80 | 1.0× |
| Friendship, WI single city | 1 | $102.62 | $102.62 | $102.62 | 1.0× |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $114.00 | $114.00 | $114.00 | 1.0× |
| Gainesville, FL | 1 | $323.95 | $323.95 | $323.95 | 1.0× |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $48.10 | $48.10 | $48.10 | 1.0× |
| Glasgow, MT single city | 1 | $140.40 | $140.40 | $140.40 | 1.0× |
| Gloversville, NY | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 | $48.00 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $140.91 | $140.91 | $140.91 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $69.28 | $69.28 | $69.28 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 6 | $36.50 | $384.50 | $466.00 | 12.8× |
| Grayling, MI single city | 1 | $197.20 | $197.20 | $197.20 | 1.0× |
| Green Bay, WI | 1 | $121.31 | $121.31 | $121.31 | 1.0× |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $44.25 | $44.25 | $44.25 | 1.0× |
| Greenfield, IA single city | 1 | $266.25 | $266.25 | $266.25 | 1.0× |
| Greenfield, OH single city | 1 | $281.07 | $281.07 | $281.07 | 1.0× |
| Greensburg, IN | 1 | $282.75 | $282.75 | $282.75 | 1.0× |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $451.56 | $451.56 | $451.56 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1 | $709.92 | $709.92 | $709.92 | 1.0× |
| Greenwood, SC | 2 | $281.63 | $305.10 | $328.57 | 1.2× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $209.50 | $209.50 | $209.50 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $414.00 | $414.00 | $414.00 | 1.0× |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $307.93 | $307.93 | $307.93 | 1.0× |
| Harlan, IA single city | 1 | $66.12 | $66.12 | $66.12 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 1 | $336.93 | $336.93 | $336.93 | 1.0× |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $268.00 | $268.00 | $268.00 | 1.0× |
| Hartford, CT single city | 3 | $247.80 | $254.00 | $393.25 | 1.6× |
| Hartford, KY single city | 1 | $31.50 | $31.50 | $31.50 | 1.0× |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $107.31 | $107.31 | $107.31 | 1.0× |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $450.04 | $450.04 | $450.04 | 1.0× |
| Holland, MI | 1 | $90.00 | $90.00 | $90.00 | 1.0× |
| Honesdale, PA single city | 1 | $172.90 | $172.90 | $172.90 | 1.0× |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $294.00 | $294.00 | $294.00 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $213.20 | $213.20 | $213.20 | 1.0× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 10 | $126.70 | $126.70 | $636.92 | 5.0× |
| Huntington, IN | 1 | $347.00 | $347.00 | $347.00 | 1.0× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $83.97 | $102.81 | $121.64 | 1.4× |
| Huntsville, AL | 2 | $27.00 | $27.00 | $27.00 | 1.0× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 1 | $104.00 | $104.00 | $104.00 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 12 | $88.80 | $153.00 | $608.40 | 6.9× |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $372.40 | $372.40 | $372.40 | 1.0× |
| Iron River, MI single city | 1 | $213.20 | $213.20 | $213.20 | 1.0× |
| Ironwood, MI single city | 1 | $213.20 | $213.20 | $213.20 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 2 | $140.00 | $140.00 | $140.00 | 1.0× |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $1,077.75 | $1,077.75 | $1,077.75 | 1.0× |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $122.40 | $122.40 | $122.40 | 1.0× |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 2 | $86.40 | $92.50 | $98.60 | 1.1× |
| Jefferson, IA single city | 1 | $19.60 | $19.60 | $19.60 | 1.0× |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 1 | $312.00 | $312.00 | $312.00 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 9 | $89.28 | $121.00 | $262.00 | 2.9× |
| Kendallville, IN | 1 | $353.00 | $353.00 | $353.00 | 1.0× |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $222.87 | $222.87 | $222.87 | 1.0× |
| Kenosha, WI | 1 | $208.66 | $208.66 | $208.66 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $299.76 | $311.75 | $311.75 | 1.0× |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 3 | $44.25 | $44.25 | $44.25 | 1.0× |
| Kingston, NY | 1 | $401.00 | $401.00 | $401.00 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 2 | $160.62 | $419.31 | $678.00 | 4.2× |
| Klamath Falls, OR | 1 | $186.68 | $186.68 | $186.68 | 1.0× |
| Kotzebue, AK single city | 1 | $353.00 | $353.00 | $353.00 | 1.0× |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 2 | $104.80 | $113.42 | $122.03 | 1.2× |
| La Grande, OR | 1 | $66.72 | $66.72 | $66.72 | 1.0× |
| Ladysmith, WI single city | 1 | $49.40 | $49.40 | $49.40 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette, LA | 1 | $99.32 | $99.32 | $99.32 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $119.12 | $119.12 | $119.12 | 1.0× |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 1 | $394.29 | $394.29 | $394.29 | 1.0× |
| LaGrange, IN single city | 1 | $348.50 | $348.50 | $348.50 | 1.0× |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 1 | $128.45 | $128.45 | $128.45 | 1.0× |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 1 | $286.00 | $286.00 | $286.00 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 2 | $36.50 | $36.50 | $36.50 | 1.0× |
| Laramie, WY | 1 | $138.00 | $138.00 | $138.00 | 1.0× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 2 | $139.00 | $456.50 | $774.00 | 5.6× |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $256.80 | $256.80 | $256.80 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 1 | $77.00 | $77.00 | $77.00 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT both sides | 1 | $73.15 | $73.15 | $73.15 | 1.0× |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 1 | $125.02 | $125.02 | $125.02 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 1 | $156.08 | $156.08 | $156.08 | 1.0× |
| Lima, OH | 1 | $108.00 | $108.00 | $108.00 | 1.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 3 | $55.20 | $299.40 | $299.40 | 5.4× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 14 | $154.08 | $278.14 | $1,105.00 | 7.2× |
| Louisville, KY single city | 1 | $73.60 | $73.60 | $73.60 | 1.0× |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 5 | $73.60 | $73.60 | $73.60 | 1.0× |
| Lousiana, MO single city | 1 | $64.00 | $64.00 | $64.00 | 1.0× |
| Lovelock, NV single city | 1 | $266.00 | $266.00 | $266.00 | 1.0× |
| Ludington, MI | 1 | $466.00 | $466.00 | $466.00 | 1.0× |
| Madison, MN single city | 1 | $133.45 | $133.45 | $133.45 | 1.0× |
| Madison, WI | 1 | $213.20 | $213.20 | $213.20 | 1.0× |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | 1 | $127.14 | $127.14 | $127.14 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $248.20 | $248.20 | $248.20 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $299.76 | $299.76 | $299.76 | 1.0× |
| Margaretville, NY single city | 1 | $401.00 | $401.00 | $401.00 | 1.0× |
| Marietta, OH | 2 | $243.86 | $243.86 | $243.86 | 1.0× |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | 1.0× |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 1 | $352.85 | $352.85 | $352.85 | 1.0× |
| McAlester, OK | 1 | $183.20 | $183.20 | $183.20 | 1.0× |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1 | $142.56 | $142.56 | $142.56 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $414.00 | $414.00 | $414.00 | 1.0× |
| McLeansboror, IL single city | 1 | $285.39 | $285.39 | $285.39 | 1.0× |
| Meadville, MS single city | 1 | $408.00 | $408.00 | $408.00 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI single city | 1 | $213.20 | $213.20 | $213.20 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 10 | $81.60 | $113.96 | $114.24 | 1.4× |
| Meridian, MS | 2 | $94.55 | $149.45 | $204.35 | 2.2× |
| Merrill, WI single city | 1 | $213.20 | $213.20 | $213.20 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 9 | $36.64 | $374.50 | $508.95 | 13.9× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 2 | $86.11 | $86.11 | $86.11 | 1.0× |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 5 | $155.00 | $155.00 | $186.31 | 1.2× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 15 | $145.97 | $154.70 | $455.00 | 3.1× |
| Minocqua, WI single city | 1 | $49.40 | $49.40 | $49.40 | 1.0× |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $209.60 | $209.60 | $209.60 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $548.80 | $548.80 | $548.80 | 1.0× |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $87.70 | $87.70 | $87.70 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $142.00 | $142.00 | $142.00 | 1.0× |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $133.00 | $133.00 | $133.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $181.65 | $181.65 | $181.65 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $140.80 | $140.80 | $140.80 | 1.0× |
| Murphy, NC single city | 1 | $582.40 | $582.40 | $582.40 | 1.0× |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 | $362.25 | $362.25 | $362.25 | 1.0× |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 1 | $21.00 | $21.00 | $21.00 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $113.39 | $137.14 | $160.88 | 1.4× |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $157.20 | $285.10 | $413.00 | 2.6× |
| Navasota, TX single city | 1 | $19.01 | $19.01 | $19.01 | 1.0× |
| Neillsville, WI single city | 1 | $49.40 | $49.40 | $49.40 | 1.0× |
| New Martinsville, WV single city | 1 | $288.50 | $288.50 | $288.50 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 8 | $36.96 | $68.88 | $177.39 | 4.8× |
| New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 1 | $406.90 | $406.90 | $406.90 | 1.0× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 75 | $58.05 | $185.15 | $1,044.00 | 18.0× |
| Nome, AK single city | 1 | $187.50 | $187.50 | $187.50 | 1.0× |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $160.82 | $160.82 | $160.82 | 1.0× |
| Olney, IL single city | 1 | $378.00 | $378.00 | $378.00 | 1.0× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 11 | $65.25 | $98.90 | $153.00 | 2.3× |
| Oneonta, NY | 1 | $74.24 | $74.24 | $74.24 | 1.0× |
| Ontario, OR-ID | 1 | $118.30 | $118.30 | $118.30 | 1.0× |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $236.50 | $236.50 | $236.50 | 1.0× |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 8 | $286.00 | $304.98 | $683.00 | 2.4× |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $261.46 | $261.46 | $261.46 | 1.0× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $130.40 | $130.40 | $130.40 | 1.0× |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 2 | $411.60 | $514.50 | $617.40 | 1.5× |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 1 | $286.00 | $286.00 | $286.00 | 1.0× |
| Park Falls, WI single city | 1 | $49.40 | $49.40 | $49.40 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $281.50 | $281.50 | $281.50 | 1.0× |
| Pawnee City, NE single city | 1 | $150.00 | $150.00 | $150.00 | 1.0× |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 1 | $23.25 | $23.25 | $23.25 | 1.0× |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $525.00 | $525.00 | $525.00 | 1.0× |
| Perryville, MO single city | 1 | $116.35 | $116.35 | $116.35 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 14 | $126.00 | $527.28 | $969.97 | 7.7× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 12 | $157.90 | $690.00 | $690.00 | 4.4× |
| Pikeville, TN single city | 1 | $240.45 | $240.45 | $240.45 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | $222.00 | $349.20 | $422.01 | 1.9× |
| Pittsfield, MA | 1 | $250.04 | $250.04 | $250.04 | 1.0× |
| Platteville, WI | 2 | $230.75 | $246.63 | $262.50 | 1.1× |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $386.00 | $386.00 | $386.00 | 1.0× |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1 | $508.95 | $508.95 | $508.95 | 1.0× |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 1 | $96.46 | $96.46 | $96.46 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 11 | $297.75 | $349.05 | $817.75 | 2.7× |
| Pottsville, PA | 2 | $278.10 | $278.10 | $278.10 | 1.0× |
| Prairie Du Chien, WI single city | 1 | $342.00 | $342.00 | $342.00 | 1.0× |
| Presque Isle, ME single city | 1 | $84.63 | $84.63 | $84.63 | 1.0× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 6 | $143.00 | $260.40 | $590.00 | 4.1× |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1 | $175.23 | $175.23 | $175.23 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 3 | $335.20 | $335.20 | $335.20 | 1.0× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $264.52 | $264.52 | $264.52 | 1.0× |
| Reed City, MI single city | 1 | $466.00 | $466.00 | $466.00 | 1.0× |
| Rhinelander, WI single city | 1 | $213.20 | $213.20 | $213.20 | 1.0× |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $49.40 | $49.40 | $49.40 | 1.0× |
| Ripley, WV single city | 1 | $34.00 | $34.00 | $34.00 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1 | $682.00 | $682.00 | $682.00 | 1.0× |
| Rochester, NY | 4 | $356.57 | $415.44 | $474.30 | 1.3× |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $103.52 | $103.52 | $103.52 | 1.0× |
| Rockport, ME single city | 1 | $395.30 | $395.30 | $395.30 | 1.0× |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $107.31 | $107.31 | $107.31 | 1.0× |
| Roseau, MN single city | 1 | $82.72 | $82.72 | $82.72 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 5 | $548.80 | $548.80 | $965.31 | 1.8× |
| Safford, AZ | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 | $39.00 | 1.0× |
| Salina, KS | 1 | $93.10 | $93.10 | $93.10 | 1.0× |
| Salinas, CA | 1 | $358.00 | $358.00 | $358.00 | 1.0× |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 1 | $300.93 | $300.93 | $300.93 | 1.0× |
| San Andreas, CA single city | 1 | $69.63 | $69.63 | $69.63 | 1.0× |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 2 | $167.50 | $257.25 | $346.99 | 2.1× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 9 | $73.41 | $73.41 | $418.55 | 5.7× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 20 | $511.80 | $548.80 | $731.00 | 1.4× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 5 | $244.13 | $548.80 | $580.80 | 2.4× |
| Sandusky, MI single city | 1 | $58.40 | $58.40 | $58.40 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $548.80 | $548.80 | $548.80 | 1.0× |
| Savannah, GA | 2 | $225.90 | $225.90 | $225.90 | 1.0× |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $120.54 | $120.54 | $120.54 | 1.0× |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 1 | $178.56 | $178.56 | $178.56 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3 | $98.70 | $226.95 | $634.40 | 6.4× |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 1 | $286.00 | $286.00 | $286.00 | 1.0× |
| Seminole, TX single city | 1 | $180.75 | $180.75 | $180.75 | 1.0× |
| Seneca, KS single city | 1 | $386.10 | $386.10 | $386.10 | 1.0× |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $158.50 | $158.50 | $158.50 | 1.0× |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $113.39 | $113.39 | $113.39 | 1.0× |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $113.62 | $122.36 | $455.20 | 4.0× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $76.79 | $76.79 | $76.79 | 1.0× |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $200.80 | $200.80 | $200.80 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $68.88 | $68.88 | $68.88 | 1.0× |
| South Boston, VA single city | 1 | $268.00 | $268.00 | $268.00 | 1.0× |
| Spearfish, SD | 2 | $335.20 | $335.20 | $335.20 | 1.0× |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 1 | $796.84 | $796.84 | $796.84 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $330.00 | $330.00 | $330.00 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $130.55 | $259.35 | $259.35 | 2.0× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $140.25 | $140.25 | $140.25 | 1.0× |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 2 | $129.20 | $129.20 | $129.20 | 1.0× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 8 | $28.80 | $225.90 | $701.88 | 24.4× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $49.40 | $213.20 | $213.20 | 4.3× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $548.80 | $548.80 | $548.80 | 1.0× |
| Suffolk, VA single city | 1 | $354.00 | $354.00 | $354.00 | 1.0× |
| Summersville, WV single city | 1 | $123.00 | $123.00 | $123.00 | 1.0× |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 | $243.75 | $243.75 | $243.75 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 6 | $186.20 | $268.40 | $1,707.79 | 9.2× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $311.75 | $311.75 | $311.75 | 1.0× |
| Terre Haute, IN | 1 | $224.40 | $224.40 | $224.40 | 1.0× |
| Thief River Falls, MN single city | 1 | $331.20 | $331.20 | $331.20 | 1.0× |
| Toccoa, GA | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH | 1 | $136.20 | $136.20 | $136.20 | 1.0× |
| Tomahawk, WI single city | 1 | $213.20 | $213.20 | $213.20 | 1.0× |
| Traverse City, MI | 1 | $195.50 | $195.50 | $195.50 | 1.0× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 3 | $129.97 | $4,307.00 | $4,307.00 | 33.1× |
| Tucson, AZ | 3 | $122.08 | $122.08 | $177.10 | 1.5× |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $113.39 | $113.39 | $113.39 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $414.00 | $414.00 | $414.00 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN single city | 1 | $269.94 | $269.94 | $269.94 | 1.0× |
| Upper Sandusky, OH single city | 1 | $118.50 | $118.50 | $118.50 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 7 | $53.40 | $275.10 | $841.19 | 15.8× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 1 | $99.60 | $99.60 | $99.60 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 2 | $548.80 | $548.80 | $548.80 | 1.0× |
| Vernal, UT | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | 1.0× |
| Vineland, NJ | 2 | $658.06 | $658.06 | $658.06 | 1.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 7 | $125.84 | $354.00 | $354.00 | 2.8× |
| Visalia, CA | 1 | $65.00 | $65.00 | $65.00 | 1.0× |
| Wabash, IN | 1 | $357.00 | $357.00 | $357.00 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $299.76 | $299.76 | $299.76 | 1.0× |
| Washington Court House, OH | 1 | $562.14 | $562.14 | $562.14 | 1.0× |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $451.56 | $451.56 | $451.56 | 1.0× |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 8 | $274.50 | $274.50 | $466.05 | 1.7× |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 2 | $88.00 | $317.00 | $546.00 | 6.2× |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $49.40 | $131.30 | $213.20 | 4.3× |
| Waverly, OH single city | 1 | $281.07 | $281.07 | $281.07 | 1.0× |
| Wayne, NE single city | 1 | $196.35 | $196.35 | $196.35 | 1.0× |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 2 | $115.56 | $131.78 | $148.00 | 1.3× |
| Weiser, ID single city | 1 | $76.07 | $76.07 | $76.07 | 1.0× |
| Wellsville, NY single city | 1 | $297.00 | $297.00 | $297.00 | 1.0× |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $175.50 | $175.50 | $175.50 | 1.0× |
| West Union, IA single city | 1 | $117.02 | $117.02 | $117.02 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $131.50 | $188.00 | $244.50 | 1.9× |
| Whitehall, WI single city | 1 | $133.77 | $133.77 | $133.77 | 1.0× |
| Wichita, KS | 2 | $1,850.00 | $1,850.00 | $1,850.00 | 1.0× |
| Williston, ND | 1 | $187.00 | $187.00 | $187.00 | 1.0× |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 2 | $150.00 | $154.25 | $158.50 | 1.1× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $49.40 | $131.30 | $213.20 | 4.3× |
| Woodruff, WI single city | 1 | $213.20 | $213.20 | $213.20 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 3 | $451.00 | $451.00 | $451.00 | 1.0× |
| Worthington, MN | 1 | $184.00 | $184.00 | $184.00 | 1.0× |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $63.70 | $63.70 | $63.70 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 1 | $272.75 | $272.75 | $272.75 | 1.0× |
| Yuma, AZ | 1 | $122.20 | $122.20 | $122.20 | 1.0× |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $301.92 | $301.92 | $301.92 | 1.0× |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
Highest The highest cash price among those hospitals. A single very high price can be an error in the file; check the median too.
Highest ÷ lowest How many times the highest cash price is above the lowest in the same market.
Common questions
What is CPT code 92557?
CPT 92557 is the billing code for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears. 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.
Does the price cover both ears?
Yes. The code covers testing both ears, so it is billed once.
How long does a hearing test take?
Usually about 20 to 40 minutes, and no special preparation is needed.
How much does Medicare pay for CPT 92557 (Hearing test)?
$131.46 is Medicare's 2026 national base rate for this service in a hospital outpatient department, including the patient's share and before the local wage adjustment. The median hospital cash price, $225.90 across 919 hospitals, is 1.7× that.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for hearing test?
It depends on your deductible. Until you meet it, you pay your plan's negotiated rate, not the cash price. In hospital price files the highest negotiated rate for hearing test has a median of $387.81 and the lowest a median of $62.23; at 568 of 671 hospitals the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate. A cash payment may not count toward your deductible, so ask your plan for its rate at that hospital first.
Which states have the cheapest hearing test?
Among 37 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Kentucky ($73.60), Arkansas ($81.60) and Louisiana ($104.16), and highest in Arizona ($647.21), California ($548.80) and Colorado ($518.73). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.