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Play-Based Hearing Test for Young Children

California rates for HCPCS 92582

This is a hearing test designed for young children who are too old for infant-style testing but not yet able to reliably respond to standard adult hearing tests. The child is taught to perform a simple, game-like action — such as placing a block in a bucket — every time they hear a sound, allowing the examiner to determine the softest sounds the child can detect at different pitches. It is typically conducted by an audiologist in a sound-treated room.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Play-Based Hearing Test for Young Children cost?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$66.07$48.98 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$52.48 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $49 to $302Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $37 to $245
$50$100$200$500facility $55professional $66

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
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$338.84
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$45.71
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$134.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$758.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$165.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$117.49

Where California sits

The same service costs 4.1 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.

California· 47th of 51

$66.07

AK $155KY $38.02

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.