Hearing test cost in New York
In New York, 68 hospitals publish a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears: from $48.00 to $1,044.00, with a median of $185.15. The lowest price is at Nathan Littauer Hospital (Gloversville). The highest price is 21.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $185.15, is 18% below the US median of $225.90.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($131.46).
- New York ranks 18th of 37 states by median, cheapest first.
- 17 of 68 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. 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 Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$48.00Nathan Littauer Hospital
Median$185.15half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,044.00in New York
Lowest saves$137.15vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Littauer Hospital lowest Gloversville · Gloversville, NY AUDIOMETRY COMPREHENSIVE | $48.00 | $60.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $58.05 | $305.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $58.05 | $305.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $58.05 | $305.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $58.05 | $305.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone – Tisch Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $58.05 | $305.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Comprehensive Audiometry | $74.24 | $274.97 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital Cooperstown · Oneonta, NY HC Comprehensive Audiometry | $74.24 | $274.97 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY COMBO | $91.44 | $318.44 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Interfaith Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY COMBO | $91.44 | $318.44 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY COMBO | $91.44 | $318.44 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Wynn Hospital Utica · Utica-Rome, NY HC Audiometry-Air/Bone W/Spe | $99.60 | $166.00 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $99.89 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Comprehensive Audiometry Threshold Eval & Speech Recognition | $120.54 | $150.68 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Comprehensive Audiometry Threshold Eval & Speech Recognition | $120.54 | $150.68 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY | $122.40 | $204.00 | — source file |
| Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COM AUD THRSHLD DX N SPCH REC | $131.23 | $416.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COM AUD THRSHLD DX N SPCH REC | $131.23 | $599.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COM AUD THRSHLD DX N SPCH REC | $131.23 | $416.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Smithtown · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COM AUD THRSHLD DX N SPCH REC | $131.23 | $416.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Roslyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COM AUD THRSHLD DX N SPCH REC | $131.23 | $416.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Comprehensive audiometry threshold evaluation and speech recognition 92557 | $131.46 | $669.00 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| St. Luke's Cornwall Newburgh · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Comprehensive hearing test | $160.62 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Audiometry Speech Threshold With Speech Recognition Comprehensive | $175.50 | $270.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVALUATION AND SPEECH RECO | $185.15 | $399.68 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVALUATION AND SPEECH RECO | $185.15 | $324.28 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVALUATION AND SPEECH RECO | $185.15 | $324.28 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVALUATION AND SPEECH RECO | $185.15 | $399.68 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVALUATION AND SPEECH RECO | $185.15 | $399.68 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVALUATION AND SPEECH RECO | $185.15 | $324.28 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVALUATION AND SPEECH RECO | $185.15 | $324.28 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| North Central Bronx Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVALUATION AND SPEECH RECO | $185.15 | $399.68 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVALUATION AND SPEECH RECO | $185.15 | $399.68 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVALUATION AND SPEECH RECO | $185.15 | $324.28 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVALUATION AND SPEECH RECO | $185.15 | $399.68 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR COMPRE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVAL SP RECOGNIJ | $202.74 | $310.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC Audiometry Speech Threshold With Speech Recognition Comprehensive | $243.75 | $375.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 92557 - COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $254.00 | $254.00 | Apr 22, 2025 source file |
| Helen Hayes Hospital West Haverstraw · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ COMP AUD THRES EVAL&SPEECH REC | $270.00 | $270.00 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ COMPREHENSIVE HEARING AND SPEECH RECOGNITION TEST | $272.00 | $272.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ COMPREHENSIVE HEARING AND SPEECH RECOGNITION TEST | $272.00 | $272.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB Basis Comp Audiometry | $297.00 | — | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $339.92 | $522.96 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $352.85 | $542.84 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $356.57 | $548.57 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $356.57 | $548.57 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ COMPREHENSIVE-HEARING TEST | $370.90 | $370.90 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ COMPREHENSIVE-HEARING TEST | $370.90 | $370.90 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY HC - COMPRE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVAL SP RECOGNIJ | $386.00 | $386.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Basic Comprehensive Audiometry | $399.70 | $571.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| HealthAlliance Hospital Kingston · Kingston, NY CAE W SR | $401.00 | $401.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Margaretville Memorial Hospital Margaretville · Margaretville, NY CAE W SR | $401.00 | $401.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $465.46 | $547.60 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Diagnostic Aud Eval C | $474.30 | — | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Diagnostic Aud Eval C | $474.30 | — | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ COMPRH AUDIOM THRESHLD EVAL W | $580.19 | $644.66 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Comprh Audiom Threshld Eval W Spch Recogntn | $580.50 | $645.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Comprh Audiom Threshld Eval W Spch Recogntn | $580.50 | $645.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Comprh Audiom Threshld Eval W Spch Recogntn | $580.50 | $645.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Comprh Audiom Threshld Eval W Spch Recogntn | $580.50 | $645.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Tc Comprehens Audiometry | $591.00 | $591.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ AUDIO AIR & BONE W/SP RECG | $593.00 | $593.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mid Hudson Regional Hospital Poughkeepsie · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $678.00 | $678.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $678.00 | $678.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $699.84 | $699.84 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ COMPREHENSIVE HEARING AND SPEECH RECOGNITION TEST | $771.00 | $771.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Audiologic Test Battery Dx | $1,044.00 | $1,044.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Audiologic Test Battery Dx | $1,044.00 | $1,044.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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 York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 45 | $58.05 | $185.15 |
| Rochester, NY | 4 | $356.57 | $415.44 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $74.24 | $124.87 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 2 | $99.89 | $345.44 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 2 | $160.62 | $419.31 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $339.92 | $339.92 |
| Corning, NY | 1 | $120.54 | $120.54 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $120.54 | $120.54 |
| Gloversville, NY | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $122.40 | $122.40 |
| Kingston, NY | 1 | $401.00 | $401.00 |
| Margaretville, NY | 1 | $401.00 | $401.00 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 1 | $352.85 | $352.85 |
| Oneonta, NY | 1 | $74.24 | $74.24 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $386.00 | $386.00 |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 | $243.75 | $243.75 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 1 | $99.60 | $99.60 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $297.00 | $297.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.