EEG cost in Pensacola, FL — inpatient
In Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for EEG (brain wave test), awake and drowsy, routine as an inpatient: from $140.70 to $140.70, with a median of $140.70. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Health Care and 1 other hospital. Across Florida, the median is $1,818.50 at 113 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 95816, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 23, 2025 and Dec 23, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Care lowest Pensacola, FL · (850) 434-4011 EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $140.70 | $938.00 | $140.70–$938.00 | 85% | Dec 23, 2025 source file |
| Gulf Breeze Hospital lowest Gulf Breeze, FL · (850) 934-2000 EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $140.70 | $938.00 | $140.70–$938.00 | 85% | Dec 23, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $140.70, median $140.70, highest $140.70.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $140.70 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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.