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Speech Hearing Test with Word Recognition

Colorado 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 October 2026.

How much does Speech Hearing Test with Word Recognition cost?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$42.66$31.62 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$47.86 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $40 to $105Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $25 to $68
$50$100$200facility $54professional $43

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$48.98
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$75.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$79.43
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$104.71
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$48.98

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.9 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.

Colorado· 22nd of 51

$43.65

AK $79.43KY $27.54

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.