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Speech Hearing Test with Word Recognition

Delaware 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.88 to $39.81.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $31 to $42
$20.0$50.0$100.0professional $36

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
$30.90
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$64.57
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$48.98

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $36.31 · 51st 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.