Hearing test cost in Texas
In Texas, 48 hospitals publish a cash price for comprehensive hearing test: tone and speech audiometry, both ears: from $19.01 to $861.44, with a median of $299.76. The lowest price is at Grimes St Joseph Health Center (Navasota). The highest price is 45.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $299.76, is 33% above the US median of $225.90.
- That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($131.46).
- Texas ranks 29th of 37 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 48 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$19.01Grimes St Joseph Health Center
Median$299.76half of hospitals charge less
Highest$861.44in Texas
Lowest saves$280.75vs the median
Hospitals in Texas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grimes St Joseph Health Center lowest Navasota · Navasota, TX COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $19.01 | $69.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches · Nacogdoches, TX Comprehensive Hearing Test | $21.00 | $71.00 | — source file |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX COMP AUDIO EVAL | $94.68 | $263.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso · El Paso, TX AUD-EVAL AUDIO COMPREHEN - ST | $118.20 | $591.00 | Jan 27, 2026 source file |
| Driscoll Childrens Hospital Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX Comp Audio (Incl Sat/Srt | $124.08 | $620.40 | Oct 6, 2025 source file |
| CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $126.70 | $362.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI St. Luke's Health Springwood Village Spring · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $126.70 | $362.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $126.70 | $362.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Lukes Hospital at the Vintage Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $126.70 | $362.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $126.70 | $362.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $126.70 | $362.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dallas Medical Center Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Hc Comprehensive Hearing Test | $128.00 | $461.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Hc Comprehensive Hearing Test | $128.00 | $368.17 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley Edinburg · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Comp Audio (Incl Sat/Srt | $142.56 | $712.80 | Oct 6, 2025 source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ECHG PROC AUDIOMETRY COMPREHENSIVE THRESH EVAL/REC | $150.13 | $251.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Harris Health Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ECHG PROC AUDIOMETRY COMPREHENSIVE THRESH EVAL/REC | $150.13 | $251.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Seton Hays Kyle · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX COMP AUDIO EVAL | $154.35 | $428.75 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville Smithville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX COMP AUDIO EVAL | $154.35 | $428.75 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Jps Health Network Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC BASIC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY | $154.80 | $258.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Health System San Antonio · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HC PBB COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $167.50 | $670.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Seminole Seminole · Seminole, TX MEDICAID HEARING EVALUATION | $180.75 | $301.25 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Parkland Health Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test | $215.20 | $538.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HCHG AUD EVAL COMP THRESHOLD/RECOGNITION | $236.50 | $473.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $299.76 | $499.60 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $299.76 | $499.60 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $299.76 | $499.60 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $299.76 | $499.60 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station · College Station-Bryan, TX HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $299.76 | $499.60 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco · Waco, TX HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $299.76 | $499.60 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $299.76 | $499.60 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls Marble Falls · Marble Falls, TX HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $299.76 | $499.60 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $299.76 | $499.60 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $299.76 | $499.60 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX COMP AUDIO EVAL | $300.13 | $428.75 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $311.75 | $519.58 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham Brenham · Brenham, TX HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $311.75 | $519.58 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $311.75 | $519.58 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple · Temple, TX HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $311.75 | $519.58 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC AUDMTRY THRESH.EVALUATE,COMP&SPREC | $311.75 | $519.58 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Cook Children's Medical Center Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC AUDIO COMPREH-AIR/BN/SRT/WRS | $331.85 | $442.47 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Cook Childrens Medical Center - Prosper Prosper · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC AUDIO COMPREH-AIR/BN/SRT/WRS | $331.85 | $442.47 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX TC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION | $339.02 | $506.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX TC COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOMETRY THRESHOLD EVAL & SPEECH RECOGNITION | $339.02 | $506.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Comprehensive audiometry threshold evaluation and speech recognition (92553 and 92556 combined) | $346.99 | $346.99 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Medical Center Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Comprehensive Hearing Test | $508.50 | $678.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Medical Center of Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Comprehensive Hearing Test | $508.50 | $678.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $636.92 | $636.92 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC COMPREHENSIVE HEARING TEST | $861.44 | $861.44 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 12 | $94.68 | $299.76 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 10 | $128.00 | $284.18 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 10 | $126.70 | $126.70 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $299.76 | $311.75 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 2 | $167.50 | $257.24 |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $311.75 | $311.75 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $299.76 | $299.76 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 1 | $124.08 | $124.08 |
| El Paso, TX | 1 | $118.20 | $118.20 |
| Marble Falls, TX | 1 | $299.76 | $299.76 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1 | $142.56 | $142.56 |
| Navasota, TX | 1 | $19.01 | $19.01 |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 1 | $21.00 | $21.00 |
| Seminole, TX | 1 | $180.75 | $180.75 |
| Temple, TX | 1 | $311.75 | $311.75 |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $299.76 | $299.76 |
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
- 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
- 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.