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Hearing Device Candidacy Or Outcome Evaluation, First Hour

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 92626

This is an in-depth hearing evaluation, lasting up to an hour, used either to determine whether someone is a good candidate for a surgically implanted hearing device, such as a cochlear implant, or to assess how well the device is working after it has been placed. It goes beyond a standard hearing test to look specifically at candidacy or device performance. Additional time beyond the first hour is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hearing Device Candidacy Or Outcome Evaluation, First Hour cost?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $74.13 to $95.50.

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 $468 · 10th to 90th $74 to $468Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $68 to $120
$100$200$500facility $468professional $83

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$190.55
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$128.82

Where Tennessee sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. 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.

Tennessee· 19th of 51

$83.18

MT $115DE $77.62

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.