Hearing test cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears: from $23.41 to $206.82, with a median of $111.07. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Pikeville). The highest price is 8.8× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$23.41Erlanger Health
Median$111.07half pay less
Highest$206.82in Tennessee
Lowest saves$87.66vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Pikeville · Pikeville, TN PR COMPRE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVAL SP RECOGNIJ | $23.41 | $81.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA PR COMPRE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVAL SP RECOGNIJ | $42.77 | $81.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $44.25 | $295.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $44.25 | $295.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $44.25 | $295.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $44.25 | $295.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Comprehensive Hearing Test | $100.32 | $456.00 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $111.07 | $383.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $111.07 | $383.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $111.07 | $383.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Comprehensive Hearing Test | $113.96 | $518.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Comprehensive Hearing Test | $113.96 | $518.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Comprehensive Hearing Test | $113.96 | $518.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Comprehensive Hearing Test | $113.96 | $518.00 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIO THRES AND SPEECH RECOG | $114.24 | $544.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIO THRES AND SPEECH RECOG | $114.24 | $544.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIO THRES AND SPEECH RECOG | $114.24 | $544.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $206.82 | $383.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 8 | $100.32 | $113.96 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 3 | $44.25 | $44.25 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $111.07 | $158.94 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $42.77 | $42.77 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $44.25 | $44.25 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $23.41 | $23.41 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $111.07 | $111.07 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $111.07 | $111.07 |
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
- Missouri$186.65
- 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
- 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.