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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 October 2026.

How much does Speech Hearing Test with Word Recognition cost?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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$63.10$60.26 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$70.79 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $49 to $115Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $51 to $79
$50$100$200facility $79professional $63

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
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$64.57
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$91.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$114.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$69.18

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 5th of 51

$63.10

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.