Hearing test cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 25 hospitals publish a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears: from $23.04 to $455.00, with a median of $154.70. The lowest price is at Community Memorial Hospital (Cloquet). The highest price is 19.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $154.70, is 32% below the US median of $225.90.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($131.46).
- Minnesota ranks 11th of 37 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 25 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$23.04Community Memorial Hospital
Median$154.70half of hospitals charge less
Highest$455.00in Minnesota
Lowest saves$131.66vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital lowest Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI ENT-COMP EVAL/SPEECH RECOG | $23.04 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC CMPRHN AUDMTRY THRSHLD EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION | $69.28 | $163.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC CMPRHN AUDMTRY THRSHLD EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION | $70.98 | $167.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test | $82.72 | $94.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVALUATION AND SPEECH RECOGNITION | $133.45 | $157.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CMPRHN AUDMTRY THRSHLD EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION | $145.97 | $364.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CMPRHN AUDMTRY THRSHLD EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION | $145.97 | $364.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CMPRHN AUDMTRY THRSHLD EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION | $145.97 | $364.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CMPRHN AUDMTRY THRSHLD EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION | $145.97 | $364.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CMPRHN AUDMTRY THRSHLD EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION | $145.97 | $364.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CMPRHN AUDMTRY THRSHLD EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION | $146.00 | $364.09 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CMPRHN AUDMTRY THRSHLD EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION | $146.00 | $364.09 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CMPRHN AUDMTRY THRSHLD EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION | $154.70 | $364.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Compre Audiometry Threshold Eval Sp Recognij | $178.43 | $328.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington · Worthington, MN AUDIOMETRY COMPREHENSIVE | $184.00 | $230.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG AUDIOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE THRESHOLD EVAL | $261.46 | $466.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG AUDIOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE THRESHOLD EVAL | $261.46 | $466.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG AUDIOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE THRESHOLD EVAL | $261.46 | $466.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG AUDIOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE THRESHOLD EVAL | $261.46 | $466.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Compre Audiometry Threshold Eval Sp Recognij | $269.94 | $328.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN AUDIOMETRY COMPREHENSIVE | $331.20 | $414.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG AUDIOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE THRESHOLD EVAL | $340.94 | $710.30 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG AUDIOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE THRESHOLD EVAL | $340.94 | $710.30 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG AUDIOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE THRESHOLD EVAL | $340.94 | $710.30 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI AUD THRESHOLD COMPREHENSIVE-SSU | $455.00 | $455.00 | May 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 14 | $145.97 | $150.35 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 3 | $23.04 | $70.98 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 1 | $261.46 | $261.46 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $69.28 | $69.28 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $133.45 | $133.45 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $261.46 | $261.46 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $82.72 | $82.72 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $331.20 | $331.20 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $269.94 | $269.94 |
| Worthington, MN | 1 | $184.00 | $184.00 |
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
- Massachusetts$330.00
- Michigan$213.20
- 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.