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Speech Hearing Test with Word Recognition

Minnesota 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $39.81 to $115.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $34 to $148
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0professional $59

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
$43.65
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$186.21
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$134.90

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $58.88 · 3rd 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.