EEG cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 38 hospitals publish a cash price for EEG (brain wave test), awake and drowsy, routine: from $104.00 to $6,951.00, with a median of $627.37. The lowest price is at Russellville Hospital (Russellville). The highest price is 66.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $627.37, is 16% below the US median of $747.58.
- That is 2.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Alabama ranks 16th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 16 of 38 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 95816. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$104.00Russellville Hospital
Median$627.37half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,951.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$523.37vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville Hospital lowest Russellville · Russellville, AL EEG | $104.00 | $400.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Eeg,W/Awake & Drowsy Record | $192.00 | $1,322.30 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $198.50 | $397.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL EEG AWAKE DROWSY | $256.12 | $2,845.82 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $284.40 | $711.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL EEG Awake and Drowsy | $339.35 | $617.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $385.30 | $453.29 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Eeg Including Recording Awake | $393.75 | $525.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL MEASUREMENT OF BRAIN WAVE ACTIVITY (EEG); AWAKE AND DROWSY | $444.67 | $1,111.67 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL EEG--40 min or less - Facility | $456.00 | $760.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL EEG AWAKE DROWSY | $464.83 | $2,582.41 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL EG EEG ROUTINE | $493.08 | $821.80 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL EEG AWAKE DROWSY | $495.00 | $3,300.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL 95816 EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY CHARGE | $533.00 | $820.05 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $591.50 | $845.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $598.00 | $598.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $598.00 | $598.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $598.00 | $598.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC EEGW/AWAKE AND DROWSY RECORD - EEG AWAKE OR DROWSY PORTABLE | $627.37 | $1,459.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC EEGW/AWAKE AND DROWSY RECORD - EEG AWAKE OR DROWSY PORTABLE | $627.37 | $1,459.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL EEG AWAKE DROWSY | $628.80 | $4,192.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL EEG-EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $648.00 | $648.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL EEG-EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $648.00 | $648.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Eeg,W/Awake & Drowsy Record - Eeg Awake or Drowsy Portable | $672.16 | $1,563.17 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Eeg,W/Awake & Drowsy Record - Eeg Awake or Drowsy Portable | $672.16 | $1,563.17 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $880.00 | $880.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $880.00 | $880.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL EEG AWAKE DROWSY | $904.37 | $7,536.39 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL EEG AWAKE DROWSY | $982.87 | $5,460.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL EEG-EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $1,045.00 | $1,045.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL EEG-EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $1,045.00 | $1,045.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL EEG-EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $1,101.10 | $1,101.10 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL EEG-EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $1,101.10 | $1,101.10 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Eeg,W/Awake & Drowsy Record - Eeg Awake Or Drowsy | $2,643.00 | $2,643.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Eeg,W/Awake & Drowsy Record - Eeg Awake Or Drowsy | $6,951.00 | $6,951.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Eeg,W/Awake & Drowsy Record - Eeg Awake Or Drowsy | $6,951.00 | $6,951.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Eeg,W/Awake & Drowsy Record - Eeg Awake Or Drowsy | $6,951.00 | $6,951.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Eeg,W/Awake & Drowsy Record - Eeg Awake Or Drowsy | $6,951.00 | $6,951.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 8 | $393.75 | $1,657.58 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $880.00 | $1,013.94 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $598.00 | $598.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $1,101.10 | $1,101.10 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $444.67 | $469.84 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $192.00 | $548.18 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $104.00 | $376.00 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $339.35 | $339.35 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $533.00 | $533.00 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $456.00 | $456.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $464.83 | $464.83 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $256.12 | $256.12 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $198.50 | $198.50 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $648.00 | $648.00 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $880.00 | $880.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $627.37 | $627.37 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $385.30 | $385.30 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $493.08 | $493.08 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $591.50 | $591.50 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $6,951.00 | $6,951.00 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $284.40 | $284.40 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $627.37 | $627.37 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What EEG is, what the price covers and why prices differ: EEG explained.
EEG (brain wave test), awake and drowsy, routine in other states
- Alaska$1,184.89
- Arizona$586.56
- Arkansas$344.92
- California$1,026.00
- Colorado$3,585.15
- Connecticut$1,252.20
- Delaware$971.04
- District of Columbia$1,000.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,510.65
- Georgia$594.75
- Hawaii$836.50
- Idaho$1,008.15
- Illinois$870.00
- Indiana$684.80
- Iowa$644.75
- Kansas$642.03
- Kentucky$585.92
- Louisiana$306.88
- Maine$353.43
- Maryland$1,277.11
- Massachusetts$869.65
- Michigan$776.55
- Minnesota$523.59
- Mississippi$321.20
- Missouri$747.50
- Montana$797.60
- Nebraska$672.41
- Nevada$597.00
- New Hampshire$824.73
- New Jersey$344.98
- New Mexico$899.50
- New York$688.57
- North Carolina$807.19
- North Dakota$638.40
- Ohio$955.40
- Oklahoma$536.23
- Oregon$898.76
- Pennsylvania$760.50
- Puerto Rico$330.32, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$870.00
- South Carolina$753.60
- South Dakota$1,009.60
- Tennessee$297.48
- Texas$954.14
- Utah$1,012.51
- Vermont$542.47
- Virginia$564.50
- Washington$773.48
- West Virginia$622.00
- Wisconsin$660.08
- Wyoming$779.83, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.