EEG cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 27 hospitals list a cash price for EEG (brain wave test), awake and drowsy, routine: from $163.20 to $3,207.25, with a median of $889.20. The lowest listed price is at St Jude Hospital — $726.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $957.20 at 89 hospitals.
Cash prices at 27 facilities across 20 cities for code 95816, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Jude Hospital lowest Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $163.20 | $340.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Eeg,W/Awake & Drowsy Record | $276.00 | $2,460.58 | $56.37–$2,460.58 | 89% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $276.00 | $1,828.29 | $56.37–$1,828.29 | 85% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $393.12 | $819.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY PORTABLE | $481.95 | $1,377.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $481.95 | $1,377.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $547.60 | $1,369.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $561.40 | $1,604.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $561.40 | $1,604.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $889.20 | $1,710.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $889.20 | $1,710.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $889.20 | $1,710.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $889.20 | $1,710.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $889.20 | $1,710.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $889.20 | $1,710.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $889.20 | $1,710.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $889.20 | $1,710.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $889.20 | $1,710.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $957.20 | $2,393.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $957.20 | $2,393.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY PEDIATRIC | $977.20 | $2,792.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $977.20 | $2,792.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $1,074.50 | $3,070.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY PEDIATRIC | $1,074.50 | $3,070.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Outpatient Global Laboratory, Radiology and Diagnostic Services | $1,347.40 | $2,072.92 | $367.26–$480.48 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 HB EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $1,347.40 | $2,072.92 | $387.75–$9,712.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $1,389.15 | $3,969.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $1,534.08 | $3,196.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $2,580.01 | $3,969.24 | $387.75–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG); INCL RECORDING AWAKE AND DROWSY | $2,580.01 | $3,969.24 | $560.90–$893.30 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Eeg Awake/Drowsy | $2,809.00 | $2,809.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Eeg Awake/Drowsy | $3,207.25 | $3,207.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $163.20, median $889.20, highest $3,207.25 — a 19.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 26 facilities here, median $889.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.