Ear protector evaluation cost at US hospitals

Ear protector evaluation · CPT 92596

$42.90

lowest cash price

$112.56

national median

$154.55

highest cash price

89

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $42.90–$154.55 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$42.90

Ocean University Medical Center — Brick, NJ

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($46.38) → Sep 1, 2026 ($46.45)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
California 41 $112.56 $112.56 $144.56
Colorado 13 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Florida 57 $78.65 $78.65 $78.65
Georgia 14 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Illinois 29 $141.60 $141.60 $141.60
Indiana 23 $95.40 $95.40 $95.40
Iowa 15 $71.50 $141.60 $141.60
Kansas 8 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Kentucky 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Louisiana 6 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Maine 7 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Michigan 22 $51.36 $51.36 $51.36
Minnesota 10 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Missouri 13 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Montana 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New Hampshire 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New Jersey 21 $42.90 $43.44 $46.22
New Mexico 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New York 14 $46.45 $46.45 $46.45
North Carolina 14 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
North Dakota 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Ohio 33 $78.65 $78.65 $115.56
Oklahoma 9 $154.55 $154.55 $154.55
Oregon 6 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
South Carolina 9 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
South Dakota 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Tennessee 23 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Texas 64 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Virginia 18 $65.00 $65.00 $65.00
Washington 22 $66.30 $105.20 $105.20
West Virginia 1 $135.00 $135.00 $135.00
Wisconsin 14 $68.37 $68.37 $68.37

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL not published $59.33 – $78.56
Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) Salem, IN not published $6.24 – $28.52
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH not published $35.34 – $89.49
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ not published $17.60 – $88.08
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO not published $42.32 – $42.32
Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD not published $17.78 – $76.89
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA not published $43.25 – $152.11
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO not published $36.66 – $44.89
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS not published $35.36 – $102.55
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK not published $541.97 – $541.97
Southeastern Medical Center Cambridge, OH not published $35.34 – $36.75
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN not published $6.24 – $28.52
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN not published $6.24 – $28.52
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO not published $37.41 – $44.89
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford, OR not published $37.85 – $94.63
Van Wert Hospital Van Wert, OH not published $38.35 – $39.12
O'Bleness Hospital Athens, OH not published $35.66 – $36.02
Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH not published $35.66 – $37.09

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