Hearing test cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears: from $36.96 to $455.20, with a median of $104.16. The lowest price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation (New Orleans). The highest price is 12.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $104.16, is 54% below the US median of $225.90.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($131.46).
- Louisiana ranks 3rd of 37 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 17 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$36.96Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Median$104.16half of hospitals charge less
Highest$455.20in Louisiana
Lowest saves$67.20vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA PR COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $36.96 | $168.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Air and Bone Conduction Assessment of Hearing Loss and Speech Recognition | $55.58 | $397.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Air and Bone Conduction Assessment of Hearing Loss and Speech Recognition | $68.88 | $492.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Air and Bone Conduction Assessment of Hearing Loss and Speech Recognition | $68.88 | $492.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Air and Bone Conduction Assessment of Hearing Loss and Speech Recognition | $68.88 | $492.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Air and Bone Conduction Assessment of Hearing Loss and Speech Recognition | $68.88 | $492.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC BASIC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY | $87.70 | $381.30 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC BASIC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY | $99.32 | $382.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Air and Bone Conduction Assessment of Hearing Loss and Speech Recognition | $104.16 | $651.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC BASIC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY | $113.62 | $437.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC BASIC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY | $122.36 | $437.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Air and Bone Conduction Assessment of Hearing Loss and Speech Recognition | $138.38 | $629.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA Compre Audiometry Threshold Ev | $157.20 | $393.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Air and Bone Conduction Assessment of Hearing Loss and Speech Recognition | $177.39 | $657.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA Au Basic Comprehension | $307.93 | $980.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA Compre Audiometry Threshold Ev | $413.00 | $413.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Comprehensive Audio Threshold | $455.20 | $569.00 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 8 | $36.96 | $68.88 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $113.62 | $122.36 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $157.20 | $285.10 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $307.93 | $307.93 |
| Lafayette, LA | 1 | $99.32 | $99.32 |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $87.70 | $87.70 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $68.88 | $68.88 |
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
- Iowa$108.75
- Kansas$121.00
- Kentucky$73.60
- 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.