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Hearing Test, Air And Bone Conduction

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 92553

This is a hearing test that measures the quietest sounds a person can detect, testing both through headphones (air conduction) and through a small vibrating device placed behind the ear (bone conduction). Comparing the two helps determine whether hearing loss is related to the outer or middle ear versus the inner ear or hearing nerve. It's a standard part of a diagnostic hearing evaluation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hearing Test, Air And Bone Conduction cost?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $302 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$41.69$35.48 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$240 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $200 to $363Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $23 to $76
$50$100$200$500facility $302professional $42

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$42.66

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island· 30th of 51

$41.69

AK $81.28KY $30.90

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.