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Speech Hearing Test with Word Recognition

Kentucky 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $30.90 to $41.69.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $26 to $55
$20$50professional $39

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
$29.51
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$44.67
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$223.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$63.10

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 42nd of 51

$38.90

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.