92551
No office ratePure tone hearing test air
92551 is an air-conduction screening test. Choose 92552 when the service measures hearing thresholds across frequencies rather than screening for possible hearing loss.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
92552 Pure-tone audiometry Medicare reimbursement rates in Ohio
Reports air-conduction hearing threshold testing across frequencies, commonly used to assess suspected hearing loss without bone-conduction or speech testing. Compare 92552 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Ohio.
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 92552 in Ohio?
Ohio 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
$36.93
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Ohio
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 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 Ohio, from the same CMS release.
$44.86
92553 includes air- and bone-conduction threshold audiometry. Use 92552 when only air-conduction thresholds are tested.
$34.40
92557 represents comprehensive threshold evaluation with speech recognition. Use 92552 when the reported testing is limited to air-conduction thresholds.
Compare 92552 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
Ohio →
Office / nonfacility
$36.93
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 92552 in Ohio.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
11,830
- Code
- 92552
- Physician work
- 0.00
- Practice expense
- 1.20
- Malpractice
- 0.01
GPCI2026.csv
85
- Locality
- Ohio
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.913
- Malpractice
- 1.008
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.00 | × 1.000 | 0.0000 |
| Practice expense | 1.20 | × 0.913 | 1.0956 |
| Malpractice | 0.01 | × 1.008 | 0.0101 |
| Total RVUs | 1.1057 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Ohio$36.93
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 1.2 | 0.913 |
| Malpractice | 0.01 | 1.008 |
(0 × 1 + 1.2 × 0.913 + 0.01 × 1.008) × $33.4009 = $36.93
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.
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.
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11,82892550,,Tympanometry & reflex thresh,A,,0.35,0.29,,0.29,NA,0.01,0.65,0.65,7,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,2,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,02,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
11,82992551,,Pure tone hearing test air,N,+,0.00,0.39,,0.39,NA,0.01,0.40,0.40,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
11,83092552,,Pure tone audiometry air,A,,0.00,1.20,,1.20,NA,0.01,1.21,1.21,3,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,2,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,02,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
11,83192553,,Audiometry air & bone,A,,0.00,1.46,,1.46,NA,0.01,1.47,1.47,3,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,2,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,02,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
11,83292555,,Speech threshold audiometry,A,,0.00,0.88,,0.88,NA,0.01,0.89,0.89,3,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,2,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,02,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
11,83392556,,Speech audiometry complete,A,,0.00,1.38,,1.38,NA,0.01,1.39,1.39,3,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,2,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,02,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
8213282,NY,99,REST OF NEW YORK,1.000,0.950,0.703
8311502,NC,00,NORTH CAROLINA,1.000,0.933,0.639
8403302,ND,01,NORTH DAKOTA**,1.000,1.000,0.406
8515202,OH,00,OHIO,1.000,0.913,1.008
8604312,OK,00,OKLAHOMA,1.000,0.893,0.777
8702302,OR,01,PORTLAND,1.016,1.111,0.744
8802302,OR,99,REST OF OREGON,1.000,0.996,0.703