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Speech Hearing Test with Word Recognition

Washington, DC 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.88 to $43.65.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $30 to $47
$50$100professional $40

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
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$204.17
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$120.23

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in South Dakota than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 32nd of 51

$39.81

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.