Hearing test cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears: from $46.50 to $701.88, with a median of $186.65. The lowest price is at Mercy Hospital Lincoln (Elsberry) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 15.1× 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.
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Elsberry · St. Louis, MO-IL Compre Audiometry Threshold Eval Sp Recognij | $46.50 | $62.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities lowest Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Compre Audiometry Threshold Eval Sp Recognij | $46.50 | $62.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Compre Audiometry Threshold Eval Sp Recognij | $75.00 | $100.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS AUD EVAL COMP/AIR/BONE/SRT/SDT | $89.28 | $186.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Comp Audiometry Eval/Speech Recog | $116.35 | $179.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Comp Audiometry Eval/Speech Recog | $164.45 | $253.00 | — source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY AND SPEECH RECOGNITION-EAC | $177.00 | $295.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Comp Audiometry Eval/Speech Recog One Ear | $196.30 | $302.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Comp Audiometry Eval/Speech Recog One Ear | $213.20 | $328.00 | — source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO COMPREHNSIVE AUDIOMETRY | $224.40 | $374.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Comp Audiometry Eval/Speech Recog One Ear | $259.35 | $399.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Comp Audiometry Eval/Speech Recog One Ear | $259.35 | $399.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Comp Audiometry Eval/Speech Recog | $312.00 | $480.00 | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $701.88 | $701.88 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 5 | $46.50 | $196.30 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 2 | $75.00 | $119.72 |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $177.00 | $200.70 |
| Springfield, MO | 2 | $259.35 | $259.35 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 1 | $312.00 | $312.00 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1 | $89.28 | $89.28 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $116.35 | $116.35 |
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
- Iowa$87.20
- 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
- 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.