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Speech Hearing Test with Word Recognition

North Dakota 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.02 to $110.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $38 to $66Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $35 to $112
$50$100$200facility $38professional $81

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$131.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$114.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$77.62
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.72

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 2nd of 51

$77.62

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.