$44.95
Use 92556 for speech audiometry assessing speech recognition. Use 92576 when the performed test uses synthetic sentences, commonly in competing sound.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
92576 Speech-in-noise test Medicare reimbursement rates in Arizona
Reports audiologic testing with synthetic sentences to assess speech understanding in competing sound, often when central auditory dysfunction is suspected. Compare 92576 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Arizona.
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.
What does Medicare pay for 92576 in Arizona?
Arizona has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$41.07
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Arizona
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
No supported rate
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Audiology
About 92576: Synthetic sentence identification test
Reports audiologic testing with synthetic sentences to assess speech understanding in competing sound, often when central auditory dysfunction is suspected.
An audiologist presents standardized synthetic sentences and evaluates how well the patient identifies them, commonly with competing sound as part of the test. The task helps assess speech understanding under challenging listening conditions and may be used when central auditory dysfunction is suspected. Testing is typically performed in an audiology clinic or an otolaryngology practice with audiology services.
Select this code for the synthetic-sentence task, rather than for general speech recognition or a different auditory processing test. The record should identify the test performed, the patient's responses, and the findings supporting the clinical assessment. CMS treats this as a technical-component-only service; a separate code represents interpretation. The code is priced as bilateral, so report the test once rather than adding modifier 50 to increase payment.
CMS billing rules for 92576
- 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) RVU1.26 · 99%
- Malpractice RVU0.01 · 1%
1.2K
Medicare services in 2024 · #2839 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.
92576 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Arizona, from the same CMS release.
$30.06
92571 tests recognition of filtered speech; 92576 uses synthetic sentences. The test protocol performed determines the code.
$58.54
92572 uses staggered spondaic words, not synthetic sentences. Report 92576 when the synthetic-sentence task is performed.
$21.97
92577 is a speech Stenger test used to evaluate suspected nonorganic unilateral hearing loss; it is distinct from synthetic-sentence testing.
Compare 92576 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
1 of 1 payment localities
Arizona →
Office / nonfacility
$41.07
Facility
Unavailable
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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 92576 in Arizona.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
11,845
- Code
- 92576
- Physician work
- 0.00
- Practice expense
- 1.26
- Malpractice
- 0.01
GPCI2026.csv
6
- Locality
- Arizona
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.969
- Malpractice
- 0.856
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.00 | × 1.000 | 0.0000 |
| Practice expense | 1.26 | × 0.969 | 1.2209 |
| Malpractice | 0.01 | × 0.856 | 0.0086 |
| Total RVUs | 1.2295 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Arizona$41.07
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 1.26 | 0.969 |
| Malpractice | 0.01 | 0.856 |
(0 × 1 + 1.26 × 0.969 + 0.01 × 0.856) × $33.4009 = $41.07
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.
92576 billing questions
How is this different from speech audiometry?
This test uses synthetic sentences to assess speech understanding in competing sound. Speech audiometry under 92556 evaluates speech recognition using a different task.
Is interpretation included in this code?
No. CMS identifies 92576 as technical-component-only; a separate code represents interpretation.
Should modifier 50 be reported?
No. CMS prices the service as bilateral, and modifier 50 does not increase payment.
What documentation supports reporting 92576?
Document the synthetic-sentence test performed, the patient's responses, and findings relevant to the reason for testing, such as suspected difficulty understanding speech in competing sound.
How does this differ from the staggered spondaic word test?
92576 uses synthetic sentences; 92572 uses staggered spondaic words. Choose the code for the specific auditory test performed.
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.
11,84292571,,Filtered speech test,A,,0.00,0.92,,0.92,NA,0.01,0.93,0.93,3,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,2,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,02,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
11,84392572,,Staggered spondaic word test,A,,0.00,1.80,,1.80,NA,0.01,1.81,1.81,3,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,2,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,02,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
11,84492575,,Sensorineural acuity lvl tst,A,,0.00,2.19,,2.19,NA,0.02,2.21,2.21,3,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,2,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,02,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
11,84592576,,Synthetic sentence id test,A,,0.00,1.26,,1.26,NA,0.01,1.27,1.27,3,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,2,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,02,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
11,84692577,,Stenger test speech,A,,0.00,0.67,,0.67,NA,0.01,0.68,0.68,3,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,2,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,02,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
11,84792579,,Visual audiometry (vra),A,,0.68,0.60,,0.20,,0.01,1.29,0.89,7,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,2,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,02,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
11,84892582,,Conditioning play audiometry,A,,0.00,2.59,,2.59,NA,0.01,2.60,2.60,3,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,2,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,02,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC),State,Locality Number,Locality Name,2026 PW GPCI (with 1.0 Floor)***,2026 PE GPCI,2026 MP GPCI
410112,AL,00,ALABAMA,1.000,0.875,0.566
502102,AK,01,ALASKA*,1.500,1.065,0.551
603102,AZ,00,ARIZONA,1.000,0.969,0.856
707102,AR,13,ARKANSAS,1.000,0.859,0.515
801112,CA,54,BAKERSFIELD,1.019,1.096,0.609
901112,CA,55,CHICO,1.017,1.096,0.536