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Speech Hearing Test with Word Recognition

Tennessee 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $34.67 to $45.71.

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 $40 · 10th to 90th $30 to $58
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0professional $40

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
$39.81
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.92
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$66.07
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$75.86
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$53.70

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $39.81 · 31st 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.