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Speech Hearing Test with Word Recognition

Iowa 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $37.15 to $56.23.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $32 to $98
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0professional $44

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
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$107.15
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$104.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$107.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$109.65
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$83.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$85.11

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $43.65 · 14th 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.