Hearing test cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears: from $19.60 to $546.00, with a median of $108.75. The lowest price is at Greene County Medical Center (Jefferson). The highest price is 27.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $108.75, is 52% below the US median of $225.90.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($131.46).
- Iowa ranks 4th of 37 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 92557. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$19.60Greene County Medical Center
Median$108.75half of hospitals charge less
Highest$546.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$89.15vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County Medical Center lowest Jefferson · Jefferson, IA PR COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $19.60 | $35.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test | $66.12 | $114.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test | $70.80 | $118.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS COMP AUDIOMETRY THRESH EVAL/SP RECOG | $79.80 | $133.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $84.15 | $187.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY EVAL W SR | $88.00 | $110.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS COMP AUDIOMETRY THRESH EVAL/SP RECOG | $89.40 | $149.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $93.50 | $187.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC BASIC COMP AIR BONE SRT DISC | $98.90 | $230.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test | $108.75 | $145.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 92557 COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY-THRES | $117.02 | $197.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Audiology Eval | $127.50 | $425.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Comprehensive Audiometry | $169.00 | $169.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test | $266.25 | $355.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY EVAL W SR | $331.52 | $414.39 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY EVAL W SR | $351.25 | $439.06 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVAL/SPEECH RECOGNITION | $372.40 | $532.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVAL/SPEECH RECOGNITION | $372.40 | $532.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Audiometry Speech Threshold With Speech Recognition Comprehensive | $546.00 | $840.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $93.50 | $98.90 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2 | $79.80 | $84.60 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $169.00 | $250.26 |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $372.40 | $372.40 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 2 | $88.00 | $317.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $70.80 | $70.80 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $351.25 | $351.25 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $108.75 | $108.75 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $84.15 | $84.15 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $266.25 | $266.25 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $66.12 | $66.12 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $19.60 | $19.60 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $117.02 | $117.02 |
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
What hearing test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Hearing test explained.
Comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears in other states
- 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
- 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
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.