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Speech Hearing Test with Word Recognition

Indiana 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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$30.20$22.39 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$45.71 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $39 to $912Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $22 to $47
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $60professional $30

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
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$48.98
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$42.66

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 49th of 51

$30.90

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.