EEG cost in San Jose, CA — inpatient
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for EEG (brain wave test), awake and drowsy, routine as an inpatient: from $527.50 to $2,124.40, with a median of $1,523.20. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital — $995.70 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $957.20 at 89 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 95816, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Apr 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC EEG REGULAR AWAKE AND DROWSY-HOSPITAL | $527.50 | $2,110.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 Electroencephalogram W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $844.00 | $1,688.00 | $570.33–$1,671.11 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $1,523.20 | $2,720.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $1,523.20 | $2,720.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Ceribell Eeg-Awake | $2,124.40 | $5,311.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Eeg-Awake | $2,124.40 | $5,311.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $527.50, median $1,523.20, highest $2,124.40 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,523.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.