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Synthetic Sentence Identification Hearing Test

Kansas rates for HCPCS 92576

Hearing test in which the listener identifies spoken sentences while a competing message plays at the same time. It measures how well the brain, rather than the ear alone, pulls speech out of background sound. Results help separate a central listening problem from ordinary hearing loss.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Synthetic Sentence Identification Hearing Test cost?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$45.71$42.66 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$28.84 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $29 to $93Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $32 to $93
$20$50$100$200facility $44professional $46

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
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$50.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$46.77

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 3.5 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.

Kansas· 17th of 51

$45.71

AK $74.13KY $21.38

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.