Hearing test cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears: from $190.80 to $4,133.00, with a median of $330.00. The lowest price is at Boston Medical Center (Boston). The highest price is 21.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $330.00, is 46% above the US median of $225.90.
- That is 2.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($131.46).
- Massachusetts ranks 30th of 37 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 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 Oct 17, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$190.80Boston Medical Center
Median$330.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,133.00in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$139.20vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center lowest Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Compre Audiometry Threshold Eval Sp Recognij | $190.80 | $424.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Compre Audiometry Threshold Eval Sp Recognij | $233.02 | $517.82 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA Compre Audmtry Threshold Eval | $250.04 | $263.20 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Comprehensive Hearing Test | $283.50 | $567.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Comprehensive Hearing Test | $283.50 | $567.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Comprehensive Hearing Test | $283.50 | $567.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Comprehensive Audiometry (Pc) | $285.00 | $285.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Comprehensive Hearing Test | $312.90 | $447.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA Comprehensive hearing test | $330.00 | $330.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Comp Audio Threshld Evaluation | $451.00 | $451.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Comp Audio Threshld Evaluation | $451.00 | $451.00 | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Comp Audio Threshld Evaluation | $451.00 | $451.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Comprehensive Hearing Test | $485.80 | $694.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVAL SP RECOGNITION | $725.00 | $725.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $895.66 | $895.66 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVAL SP RECOGNITION | $1,004.00 | $1,004.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVAL SP RECOGNITION | $4,133.00 | $4,133.00 | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 10 | $190.80 | $399.35 |
| Worcester, MA | 3 | $451.00 | $451.00 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 2 | $283.50 | $283.50 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 1 | $250.04 | $250.04 |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $330.00 | $330.00 |
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
- Louisiana$104.16
- Maine$110.74
- Maryland$732.33, 2 hospitals
- 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.