EEG cost in Sacramento, CA
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for EEG (brain wave test), awake and drowsy, routine: from $1,523.20 to $1,523.20, with a median of $1,523.20. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento and 2 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $957.20 at 89 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 — 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $1,523.20 | $2,720.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville lowest Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $1,523.20 | $2,720.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $1,523.20 | $2,720.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,523.20, median $1,523.20, highest $1,523.20.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,523.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.