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Speech Hearing Test with Word Recognition

Missouri 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $36.31 to $51.29.

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 $42 · 10th to 90th $30 to $65
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0professional $42

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
$41.69
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$27.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$75.86

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $41.69 · 19th 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.