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Speech Hearing Test with Word Recognition

Virginia 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$41.69$35.48 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$39.81 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $21 to $7,413Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $26 to $58
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $58professional $42

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
$39.81
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$58.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$66.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$36.31

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 27th of 51

$41.69

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.