Hearing test cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears: from $65.25 to $250.00, with a median of $124.45. The lowest price is at Saunders Medical Center (Wahoo). The highest price is 3.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $124.45, is 45% below the US median of $225.90.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($131.46).
- Nebraska ranks 8th of 37 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 14 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 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$65.25Saunders Medical Center
Median$124.45half of hospitals charge less
Highest$250.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$59.20vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saunders Medical Center lowest Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA PF BASIC COMP AIR BONE SRT | $65.25 | $87.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test | $80.54 | $123.90 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test | $80.54 | $123.90 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC BASIC COMP AIR BONE SRT DISC | $98.90 | $230.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC BASIC COMP AIR BONE SRT DISC | $98.90 | $230.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC BASIC COMP AIR BONE SRT DISC | $98.90 | $230.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC BASIC COMP AIR BONE SRT DISC | $98.90 | $230.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE St Comp Audio Thrs Evl/sp Rc | $150.00 | $188.00 | — source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Audiology Eval | $153.00 | $425.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $153.34 | $187.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $160.82 | $187.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE 92557 - Comprehensive audiometry threshold eval and speech recognition (92553, 92556 combined) | $196.35 | $231.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $200.00 | $250.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE 92557 Comprehensive Audiometry Threshold Eval And Speech Recognition (92553 And 92556 Combined) | $250.00 | $250.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 8 | $65.25 | $98.90 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $200.00 | $200.00 |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $153.34 | $153.34 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $250.00 | $250.00 |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $160.82 | $160.82 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $196.35 | $196.35 |
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
- Minnesota$154.70
- Mississippi$140.00
- Missouri$157.59
- Montana$121.40, 4 hospitals
- 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.