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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

92552 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$42.70

Base rate per service

Facility setting

Not available in this setting

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Audiology

About 92552: Pure-tone air-conduction threshold testing

Reports air-conduction hearing threshold testing across frequencies, commonly used to assess suspected hearing loss without bone-conduction or speech testing.

Pure-tone air-conduction audiometry measures hearing thresholds across test frequencies by presenting tones through earphones and recording the softest levels detected. Audiologists commonly perform it in audiology clinics, ENT offices, and hearing centers to assess suspected hearing loss, document asymmetry, or monitor a known hearing condition. The audiogram records the thresholds for each ear; this code represents neither bone-conduction nor speech-recognition testing.

Report 92552 for the air-conduction threshold service rather than a screening test or a broader audiologic battery, and retain the test findings and clinical reason in the record. CMS treats it as technical-component-only; interpretation is represented by a separate code, so this line covers the testing work. The code is priced bilaterally, covering both ears under one code; modifier 50 does not increase payment.

CMS billing rules for 92552

Professional and technical components
Technical-component-only code: a separate code covers interpretation.
Bilateral procedures
The code is already priced as bilateral; modifier 50 does not increase payment.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.00 · 0%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.20 · 99%
  • Malpractice RVU0.01 · 1%

96.2K

Medicare services in 2024 · #574 by national volume

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

92552 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

92551

Pure tone hearing test air

No office rate

92551 is an air-conduction screening test. Choose 92552 when the service measures hearing thresholds across frequencies rather than screening for possible hearing loss.

92553

Audiometry

Air and bone thresholds

$51.89

92553 includes air- and bone-conduction threshold audiometry. Use 92552 when only air-conduction thresholds are tested.

92557

Comprehensive hearing test

Air, bone, and speech testing

$36.63

92557 represents comprehensive threshold evaluation with speech recognition. Use 92552 when the reported testing is limited to air-conduction thresholds.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 92552 is $36.78—$5.92 lower than the $42.70 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

92552 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $42.70

  2. Beaumont

    $36.78

    $5.92 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $39.98

    $2.72 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $40.21

    $2.49 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $39.81

    $2.89 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $40.08

    $2.62 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $40.26

    $2.44 lower than Austin

Other payment areas listed in Texas appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 92552 ranges from $34.60 in Arkansas to $57.98 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.

The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.

Compare all 108 other payment areas

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 92552

    Office

    $38.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.36 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    California · 92552

    Office

    $47.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.94 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 92552

    Office

    $47.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.89 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 92552

    Office

    $42.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.13 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 92552

    Office

    $41.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.65 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 92552

    Office

    $47.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.40 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 92552

    Office

    $42.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.17 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 92552

    Office

    $35.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.44 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 92552

    Office

    $34.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.10 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 92552

    Office

    $39.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.58 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 92552

    Office

    $44.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.43 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 92552

    Office

    $44.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.41 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 92552

    Office

    $44.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.41 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 92552

    Office

    $44.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.41 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 92552

    Office

    $44.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.41 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 92552

    Office

    $44.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.41 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 92552

    Office

    $44.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.41 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 92552

    Office

    $44.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.41 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 92552

    Office

    $53.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.30 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 92552

    Office

    $47.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.88 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 92552

    Office

    $44.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.41 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 92552

    Office

    $44.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.41 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 92552

    Office

    $44.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.51 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 92552

    Office

    $46.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.09 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 92552

    Office

    $46.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.93 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 92552

    Office

    $48.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.42 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 92552

    Office

    $56.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.97 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 92552

    Office

    $56.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.96 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 92552

    Office

    $57.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 92552

    Office

    $57.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.23 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 92552

    Office

    $45.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.13 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 92552

    Office

    $48.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.18 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 92552

    Office

    $46.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 92552

    Office

    $49.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.70 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 92552

    Office

    $44.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.41 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 92552

    Office

    $52.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 92552

    Office

    $44.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.41 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 92552

    Office

    $44.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.41 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 92552

    Office

    $42.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 92552

    Office

    $43.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.87 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 92552

    Office

    $39.90

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.80 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 92552

    Office

    $41.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.49 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 92552

    Office

    $38.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.88 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 92552

    Office

    $41.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.58 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 92552

    Office

    $36.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.55 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 92552

    Office

    $45.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.07 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 92552

    Office

    $36.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.89 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 92552

    Office

    $37.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.67 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 92552

    Office

    $37.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.15 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 92552

    Office

    $37.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.58 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 92552

    Office

    $41.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.94 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 92552

    Office

    $37.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 92552

    Office

    $36.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.30 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 92552

    Office

    $35.94

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.76 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 92552

    Office

    $38.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.60 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 92552

    Office

    $35.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.91 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 92552

    Office

    $48.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.45 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 92552

    Office

    $42.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.23 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 92552

    Office

    $43.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 92552

    Office

    $40.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.83 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 92552

    Office

    $37.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.62 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 92552

    Office

    $39.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.77 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 92552

    Office

    $39.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.46 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 92552

    Office

    $36.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.73 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 92552

    Office

    $41.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.36 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 92552

    Office

    $37.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.74 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 92552

    Office

    $38.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.21 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 92552

    Office

    $34.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.82 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 92552

    Office

    $34.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.94 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 92552

    Office

    $40.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.29 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 92552

    Office

    $37.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.09 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 92552

    Office

    $40.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.48 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 92552

    Office

    $37.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.58 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 92552

    Office

    $42.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.68 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 92552

    Office

    $46.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.15 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 92552

    Office

    $44.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.43 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 92552

    Office

    $37.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.54 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 92552

    Office

    $40.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.30 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 92552

    Office

    $48.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.58 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 92552

    Office

    $44.29

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.59 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 92552

    Office

    $47.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.16 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 92552

    Office

    $38.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.39 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 92552

    Office

    $36.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.77 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 92552

    Office

    $36.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.65 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 92552

    Office

    $44.78

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.08 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 92552

    Office

    $40.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.54 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 92552

    Office

    $42.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.58 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 92552

    Office

    $37.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.59 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 92552

    Office

    $40.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.85 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 92552

    Office

    $41.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.00 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 92552

    Office

    $37.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 92552

    Office

    $40.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.51 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 92552

    Office

    $36.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.09 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 92552

    Office

    $37.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.72 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 92552

    Office

    $39.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.06 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 92552

    Office

    $40.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.85 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 92552

    Office

    $39.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.85 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 92552

    Office

    $42.46

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.24 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 92552

    Office

    $49.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.75 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 92552

    Office

    $38.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.20 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 92552

    Office

    $35.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.39 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 92552

    Office

    $40.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.37 lower than Austin for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

92552 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

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$34.60

$51.05

Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$42.871
AL$35.261
AR$34.601
AZ$39.121
CA$44.11–$57.9829
CO$42.911
CT$43.571
DC$47.591
DE$39.901
FL$38.82–$42.573
GA$36.15–$41.122
GU$45.771
HI$45.771
IA$36.811
ID$37.031
IL$37.12–$41.764
IN$37.321
KS$36.401
KY$35.941
LA$35.79–$38.102
MA$42.47–$48.152
MD$40.87–$47.593
ME$37.08–$39.932
MI$36.97–$39.242
MN$41.341
MO$34.88–$38.493
MS$34.761
MT$40.411
NC$37.611
ND$40.221
NE$37.121
NH$42.021
NJ$44.13–$46.852
NM$37.161
NV$40.401
NY$38.31–$48.285
OH$36.931
OK$36.051
OR$40.16–$44.782
PA$37.11–$42.122
PR$40.851
RI$41.701
SC$37.321
SD$40.191
TN$36.611
TX$36.78–$42.708
UT$37.981
VA$39.64–$47.592
VI$40.851
VT$39.851
WA$42.46–$49.452
WI$38.501
WV$35.311
WY$40.331

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 92552 in Austin. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$46.97

$42.70 × 110% = $46.97

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 92552 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

11,830

Code
92552
Physician work
0.00
Practice expense
1.20
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 92552 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.00× 1.0020.0000
Practice expense1.20× 1.0581.2696
Malpractice0.01× 0.8860.0089
Total RVUs1.2785
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$42.70

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work01.002
Practice expense1.21.058
Malpractice0.010.886

(0 × 1.002 + 1.2 × 1.058 + 0.01 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $42.70

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

92552 · Office / nonfacility

$42.70

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $2.14 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $40.56 to $42.70 (5.3%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $40.56changed to$42.70

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Practice expense RVU 1.19 changed to 1.20
    • Work GPCI 1.000 changed to 1.002
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.046 changed to 1.058
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.914 changed to 0.886

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $40.56

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$42.70Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$42.70Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$42.70Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$42.70Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$40.56Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$40.56Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$40.56Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$40.56Not available in this settingRVU25A

92552 billing questions

When should 92552 be used instead of 92551?

Use 92552 for threshold audiometry that measures hearing levels across test frequencies. Code 92551 describes pure-tone air-conduction screening, not threshold testing.

How does 92552 differ from 92553?

92552 covers air-conduction thresholds only. Use 92553 when the audiometry includes both air- and bone-conduction thresholds.

Is 92552 reported once for both ears?

The CMS fee schedule prices 92552 as bilateral. Modifier 50 does not increase payment.

Can the interpretation be billed under 92552?

No. CMS identifies 92552 as technical-component-only, with interpretation covered by a separate code.

When is 92557 a better fit than 92552?

Use 92557 when the service is comprehensive audiometry that includes threshold evaluation and speech recognition. 92552 represents air-conduction threshold testing alone.

Can tympanometry be reported with 92552?

92567 may be reported for separately performed tympanometry during the same encounter; it evaluates middle-ear function rather than air-conduction hearing thresholds.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.

Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.

RVUs for 92552PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 11,830 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)
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