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How Much Does Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 92557 — Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test

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Average Medicare Payment

$25.65

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$32.1M

Services (2023)

1.2M

Price Change (2014–2023)

-4.8%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$26.93$30.6M1.1M—
2015$26.56$30.8M1.1M-1.4%
2016$26.30$31.3M1.2M-1.0%
2017$26.37$31.8M1.2M+0.3%
2018$26.51$32.6M1.2M+0.5%
2019$27.04$33.7M1.2M+2.0%
2020$26.47$25.5M939.0K-2.1%
2021$27.61$32.0M1.1M+4.3%
2022$26.31$31.0M1.1M-4.7%
2023$25.65$32.1M1.2M-2.5%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.3x more than the cheapest for this procedure. NY averages $30.02 vs ID at $22.73.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
NY$30.02$3.6M119.7K685
NJ$29.53$1.2M42.2K235
DC$29.43$63.0K2.1K19
AK$28.76$49.3K1.7K15
CA$28.63$2.9M101.0K603
CT$28.18$421.3K14.9K128
MD$27.66$1.1M41.0K249
MA$27.49$1.3M46.4K277
RI$26.74$121.0K4.5K37
HI$26.64$104.4K3.9K28
FL$26.38$2.7M101.9K610
WA$26.08$640.9K24.6K187
IL$26.07$1.1M42.1K349
CO$26.07$539.1K20.7K211
NV$25.98$170.6K6.6K48
DE$25.96$188.3K7.3K36
GU$25.94$3.4K1321
PA$25.93$1.7M64.2K485
VA$25.86$916.7K35.5K256
TX$25.51$2.0M78.2K680
PR$25.35$26.7K1.1K29
AZ$25.29$784.4K31.0K217
NH$25.23$162.9K6.5K47
OR$25.20$304.6K12.1K108
MI$25.13$664.6K26.4K292
MT$25.08$104.2K4.2K36
GA$24.95$830.6K33.3K298
NC$24.83$929.5K37.4K315
LA$24.76$302.2K12.2K137
MN$24.68$421.1K17.1K193
AL$24.67$430.7K17.5K178
SC$24.64$564.5K22.9K133
WY$24.59$52.9K2.2K23
MO$24.47$529.2K21.6K163
SD$24.44$86.5K3.5K34
ME$24.35$96.1K3.9K36
KY$24.33$309.6K12.7K128
UT$24.29$155.1K6.4K85
NM$24.23$122.5K5.1K45
IN$24.21$531.5K22.0K220
MS$24.19$277.5K11.5K66
IA$24.17$262.9K10.9K90
KS$24.17$323.0K13.4K107
VI$24.13$3.7K1534
TN$24.05$643.4K26.7K256
OK$23.92$349.7K14.6K93
OH$23.81$914.1K38.4K360
NE$23.67$194.9K8.2K75
AR$23.65$235.1K9.9K72
ND$23.63$55.9K2.4K19
WI$23.62$352.6K14.9K175

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Debra HamilaAudiologistAZ$56.3K2.3K$24.74
Kenneth SciosciaOtolaryngologyNY$47.1K1.5K$31.94
Lance NelsonAudiologistCA$47.1K1.7K$27.90
Dina GiacopelliAudiologistNY$41.5K1.4K$30.10
Susan ScottAudiologistFL$38.6K1.4K$27.26
John ColemanAudiologistCA$37.8K1.4K$27.43
Boris BentsianovOtolaryngologyNY$37.3K1.1K$32.92
Robin RobinsonAudiologistMD$36.7K1.4K$25.78
Vardush KeshishyanAudiologistCA$36.2K1.2K$30.75
Joseph HegartyOtolaryngologyCO$35.7K1.4K$26.38
Jennifer MawOtolaryngologyCA$32.5K1.0K$32.46
Jacqueline IngramAudiologistNJ$32.5K1.2K$28.03
Timothy JaquezAudiologistTX$30.8K1.2K$26.03
Jacob JohnsonOtolaryngologyCA$29.9K947$31.55
Mindy CacciatoreAudiologistNY$29.0K897$32.34
Andrew MacielinskiAudiologistPA$28.9K949$30.47
Maryana PeravozchykavaAudiologistNY$27.7K837$33.05
Amanda ShapiroAudiologistMA$27.5K1.0K$26.62
Nancy FontanaAudiologistNY$27.2K836$32.49
Ralph BassettOtolaryngologyAZ$27.0K1.0K$26.76

🤔 Is Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT 92557 shows a 1.3x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.

Costs have decreased 4.8% since 2014. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.