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Pure Tone Hearing Test, Air Only

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 92552

A hearing test that measures the softest sounds a person can hear at different pitches through headphones, checking how sound travels through the air into the ear. It's a standard baseline hearing evaluation and does not test bone conduction.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pure Tone Hearing Test, Air Only cost?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $29.51 to $45.71.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $26 to $72
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0professional $35

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$54.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in North Dakota than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $34.67 · 28th of 51
ND $66.07OK $29.51

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.