Hearing test cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears: from $79.80 to $174.30, with a median of $87.20. The lowest price is at MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center (Davenport). The highest price is 2.2× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$79.80MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center
Median$87.20half pay less
Highest$174.30in Iowa
Lowest saves$7.40vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center lowest Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS COMP AUDIOMETRY THRESH EVAL/SP RECOG | $79.80 | $133.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA PR COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $87.20 | $109.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA PR COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $87.20 | $109.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA PR COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $87.20 | $109.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA PR COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $87.20 | $109.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD PR COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $87.20 | $109.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA PR COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $87.20 | $109.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Medical Center Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL PR COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $87.20 | $109.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA PR COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $87.20 | $109.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA PR COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $87.20 | $109.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PR COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $87.20 | $109.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA PR COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $87.20 | $109.00 | Jan 28, 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 - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $89.76 | $187.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $91.63 | $187.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC BASIC COMP AIR BONE SRT DISC | $96.60 | $230.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA PR Comprehensive Audiometry Threshold Evaluation and Speech Recognition | $97.00 | $97.00 | Mar 31, 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 |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Audiology Eval | $127.50 | $425.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Winneshiek Medical Center Decorah · Decorah, IA Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test | $174.30 | $249.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $79.80 | $87.20 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $91.63 | $96.60 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 2 | $87.20 | $92.10 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $87.20 | $87.20 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $89.76 | $89.76 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $87.20 | $87.20 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $174.30 | $174.30 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $87.20 | $87.20 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $87.20 | $87.20 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $87.20 | $87.20 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $87.20 | $87.20 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $87.20 | $87.20 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $87.20 | $87.20 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $87.20 | $87.20 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $117.02 | $117.02 |
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.
Comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears in other states
- Alabama$109.50
- Alaska$761.16
- Arizona$690.00
- Arkansas$67.50
- California$548.80
- Colorado$522.45
- Connecticut$198.90
- Delaware$749.00
- Florida$286.00
- Georgia$394.29
- Hawaii$261.00
- Idaho$414.00
- Illinois$219.08
- Indiana$153.00
- Kansas$89.28
- Kentucky$73.60
- Louisiana$68.88
- Maine$110.74
- Maryland$691.20
- Massachusetts$330.00
- Michigan$213.20
- Minnesota$178.43
- Mississippi$113.96
- Missouri$186.65
- Montana$97.60
- Nebraska$96.60
- Nevada$145.00
- New Hampshire$127.14
- New Jersey$208.78
- New York$185.15
- North Carolina$220.23
- North Dakota$212.80
- Ohio$276.08
- Oklahoma$60.75
- Oregon$99.20
- Pennsylvania$345.77
- Rhode Island$366.50
- South Carolina$236.50
- South Dakota$200.80
- Tennessee$111.07
- Texas$299.76
- Utah$269.85
- Vermont$140.00
- Virginia$274.50
- Washington$201.23
- West Virginia$107.74
- Wisconsin$147.50
- Wyoming$117.55
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.