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Speech Hearing Test with Word Recognition

Mississippi 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?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.02$33.11 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$89.13 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $76 to $98Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $28 to $74
$20$50$100facility $89professional $38

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$50.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 36th of 51

$38.02

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.