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Speech Hearing Test with Word Recognition

Alaska rates for HCPCS 92556

A hearing test that measures both the quietest level at which someone can detect speech and how well they can correctly repeat back spoken words at a comfortable volume. It gives a fuller picture of how well someone understands speech, not just whether they can hear sound.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Speech Hearing Test with Word Recognition cost?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $42.66 to $79.43.

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 $54 · 10th to 90th $36 to $135
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0professional $54

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
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$114.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$173.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$89.13

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in South Dakota than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $53.70 · 7th of 51
SD $77.62DE $36.31

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.