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Speech Hearing Test with Word Recognition

Montana 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $47.86 to $77.62.

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 $55 · 10th to 90th $42 to $110
$50.0$100.0professional $55

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
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$72.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$79.43
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$74.13

Where Montana 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.

Montana $54.95 · 5th 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.