ReSound vs Phonak: What Two Hospital Price Files Post

ReSound vs Phonak prices at one hospital, under one code

A hospital price file is one of the few public records where both brands carry a dollar amount side by side. Federal rules (45 CFR 180) make each hospital post its standard charges, including the discounted cash price that applies to a person who pays cash. University of California Davis Medical Center posts its file, dated April 1, 2026, on its price transparency page, which links the price file itself.

Under each code below, the two rows share the hospital, the price type and the number of aids the code bills:

• One aid, V5257 (CMS label “Hearing aid, digital, monaural, bte”): HC ENYA 2 BTE-MON-RESOUND at $208, and HC AUDEO I30-R-MON-PHONAK at $424.75.
• A pair, V5261 (“Hearing aid, digital, binaural, bte”): HC ENYA 2 BTE-BIN-RESOUND at $416, and HC AUDEO I30-R-BIN-PHONAK at $849.50.

For both brands, the pair row is exactly twice the single-aid row. Enya and Audéo are different product lines, so the gap belongs to these rows, not to every ReSound or Phonak aid. The hospital's other Phonak rows are on our Phonak hearing aids page.

In-the-canal styles: Enya 2 CIC and Virto B30

The same UC Davis file has a second matched pair, for aids that sit completely in the canal (CIC). HCPCS gives them their own codes: V5254 for one aid (“Hearing aid, digital, monaural, cic”) and V5258 for a pair (“Hearing aid, digital, binaural, cic”).

• One aid, V5254: HC ENYA 2 CIC-MON-RESOUND at $208, and HC VIRTO B30 (10/10O/10NWO/312NWO)-MON-PHONAK at $266.09.
• A pair, V5258: HC ENYA 2 CIC-BIN-RESOUND at $416, and HC VIRTO B30 (10/10O/10NWO/312NWO)-BIN-PHONAK at $532.18.

The ReSound in-canal rows carry the same amounts as its behind-the-ear rows. On the Phonak side, the Virto row is closer to the ReSound one than the Audéo row was. The numbers in brackets belong to the hospital's label and are printed as posted. Any line comes off this page on written request from the hospital.

Domes and chargers for each brand

Small parts and chargers have their own lines in the UC Davis file, billed under catch-all codes: V5267 (“Hearing aid or assistive listening device/supplies/accessories, not otherwise specified”) and V5299 (“Hearing service, miscellaneous”).

• Domes, V5267: HC HEARING AID DOMES RESOUND at $6, and HC HEARING AID DOMES PHONAK at $4.40. The label gives no quantity.
• ReSound chargers, V5299: HC STANDAD CHARGER RESOUND at $99, HC DESKTOP CHARGER RESOUND at $130 and HC PREMIUM CHARGER RESOUND at $250. “STANDAD” is the hospital's spelling.
• A Phonak charger, V5299: HC PHK CHARGER VIRTO INFINIO at $55. It names Virto, the line of the Phonak in-canal rows above. Other charger lines in the file also start with PHK.

When a quote lists a charger, check that its name matches your aid's line. Our hearing aid accessories page covers chargers and parts across brands.

A second file: Orlando Health's LiNX Quattro and Bolero rows

Orlando Health, Inc. posts one price file for several Orlando Health hospitals, Orlando Regional Medical Center among them, and the file does not say which location a line applies to. It is dated April 1, 2026 and linked from the system's price transparency page, which leads to the price file.

Both rows sit under V5060, whose CMS label reads “Hearing aid, monaural, behind the ear”: one aid per line.

• Hb Resound Linx Quattro 9 Re962-Drwt One Ear: $346.26 in discounted cash.
• Hb Bolero M30-M: $563.06.

The Bolero row does not print the brand. Phonak Bolero M is a proprietary name on an FDA device listing whose owner is Sonova AG. The ReSound row's label carries a 9 and the Bolero row's an M30, so the two labels are not a matched pair: they differ in model as well as in brand. Any line comes off this page on written request from the hospital.

GN and Sonova: the companies behind the two names

FDA's device identification records (GUDID, read through openFDA) name the labeler of each device. Devices under the ReSound brand name carry Gn Hearing A/S. Devices under the Phonak brand name carry Sonova AG or Phonak AG. A labeler is the firm on the record, so the groups' own reports complete the picture.

GN's annual report says: “Beltone, BlueParrott, Danavox, FalCom, Interton, Jabra, ReSound, and SteelSeries are trademarks of the GN Group”. Sonova's annual report says: “Sonova operates through the brands Phonak, Unitron, AudioNova and Advanced Bionics as well as recognized regional brands”.

So ReSound vs Phonak is also GN vs Sonova, and each group sells other names too. Our hearing aid brands page maps them, and Oticon vs Phonak runs the same kind of hospital comparison for Oticon.

Reading a ReSound or Phonak quote against these rows

A clinic quote and a hospital row are different documents, but the rows above show which details move an amount:

• The code. It tells you one aid or a pair, and behind the ear or in the canal. In the UC Davis file, the pair rows shown here bill twice the single-aid rows.
• The product line. Enya, Audéo, Virto, LiNX Quattro and Bolero are separate lines, each with its own rows.
• The extras. Domes and chargers sit on lines of their own, so ask whether a quote includes them.
• The services. A hospital line does not list the fitting visits it covers. Ask the seller what the price includes and for how long.

These are cash amounts posted by two hospital systems: not store prices, not quotes and not what an insurer pays. Our hearing aids cost page sets hospital amounts next to national figures.