EEG cost in Baltimore, MD — inpatient
In Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, 3 hospitals list a cash price for EEG (brain wave test), awake and drowsy, routine as an inpatient: from $886.00 to $2,764.10, with a median of $1,314.40. The lowest listed price is at Greater Baltimore Medical Center — $428.40 less than the median here. Across Maryland, the median is $1,314.40 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 95816, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center lowest Towson, MD · (443) 849-2000 Eeg,W/Awake & Drowsy Record | $886.00 | $886.00 | $497.78–$886.00 | — | — source file |
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center lowest Towson, MD · (443) 849-2000 Eeg,W/Awake & Drowsy Record | $886.00 | $886.00 | $330.64–$886.00 | — | — source file |
| The Kennedy Krieger Institute Baltimore, MD · (443) 923-9301 HC EEG RECORDING - AWAKE & DROWSY | $1,314.40 | $1,643.00 | $444.44–$1,643.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center Towson, MD · (443) 849-2000 HC Eeg Awake & Drowsy | $1,447.96 | $1,477.51 | $1,447.96–$1,477.51 | 2% | — source file |
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center Towson, MD · (443) 849-2000 HC Eeg Peds Awake & Drowsy | $1,447.96 | $1,477.51 | $1,447.96–$1,477.51 | 2% | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, MD · (410) 332-9237 HC EEG,W/AWAKE & DROWSY RECORD | $2,764.10 | $2,820.51 | $2,820.51–$2,764.10 | 2% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $886.00, median $1,314.40, highest $2,764.10 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,314.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
An EEG records the brain's electrical activity through small sensors on the scalp. It is used for seizures, fainting spells and some other brain problems.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the recording, which takes about 20 to 40 minutes plus setup. The neurologist's reading may be billed separately.