EEG cost in Penn Yan, NY — inpatient
In Penn Yan, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for EEG (brain wave test), awake and drowsy, routine as an inpatient: from $318.71 to $318.71, with a median of $318.71. Across New York, the median is $545.00 at 76 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 95816, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 27, 2026 and Aug 27, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soldiers and Sailors Hospital Penn Yan, NY · (315) 787-4175 EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $318.71 | $796.77 | — | 60% | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $318.71, median $318.71, highest $318.71.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $318.71 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 95816 ($779.20). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Soldiers and Sailors Hospital Penn Yan, NYEEG AWAKE AND DROWSY PC | $54.70 | file |