EEG cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 29 hospitals publish a cash price for EEG (brain wave test), awake and drowsy, routine: from $373.10 to $10,920.25, with a median of $3,585.15. The lowest price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority (Denver). The highest price is 29.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,585.15, is 380% above the US median of $747.58.
- That is 16.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Colorado ranks 49th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 20 of 29 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
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 Oct 30, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$373.10Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Median$3,585.15half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,920.25in Colorado
Lowest saves$3,212.05vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC EEG REC AW&DROWSY W/STIM | $373.10 | $1,065.99 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM | $637.80 | $1,063.00 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO HC Eeg,W/Awake & Drowsy Record - Eeg Awake or Drowsy Portable | $810.00 | $810.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO EEG AWAKE&DROWSY | $841.12 | $1,865.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO EEG REC AW & DROWSY | $905.75 | $905.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Eeg awake and drowsy | $953.00 | $953.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $957.60 | $1,368.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Measurement of brain wave activity (EEG), awake and drowsy | $1,040.40 | $1,224.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO EEG AWAKE&DROWSY | $1,051.86 | $1,865.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $1,077.05 | $1,657.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Measurement of brain wave activity (EEG), awake and drowsy | $1,132.20 | $1,332.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Spalding at Psl Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO EEG REC AW & DROWSY | $1,626.28 | $1,626.28 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC EEG,W/AWAKE & DROWSY RECORD | $1,823.50 | $3,647.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC EEG,W/AWAKE & DROWSY RECORD | $3,585.15 | $3,585.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC EEG,W/AWAKE & DROWSY RECORD | $3,585.15 | $3,585.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC EEG,W/AWAKE & DROWSY RECORD | $3,585.15 | $3,585.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC EEG,W/AWAKE & DROWSY RECORD | $3,585.15 | $3,585.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC EEG,W/AWAKE & DROWSY RECORD | $3,585.15 | $3,585.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO EEG REC AW & DROWSY | $4,701.00 | $4,701.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Electroencephalogram (EEG); including recording awake and drowsy | $4,701.00 | $4,701.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO EEG REC AW & DROWSY | $4,991.28 | $4,991.28 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO EEG REC AW & DROWSY | $4,991.28 | $4,991.28 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO EEG REC AW & DROWSY | $5,098.84 | $5,098.84 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Electroencephalogram (EEG); including recording awake and drowsy | $5,098.84 | $5,098.84 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO EEG REC AW & DROWSY | $5,098.84 | $5,098.84 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Electroencephalogram (EEG); including recording awake and drowsy | $6,431.74 | $6,431.74 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Electroencephalogram (EEG); including recording awake and drowsy | $6,431.74 | $6,431.74 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO EEG REC AW & DROWSY | $10,920.25 | $10,920.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Electroencephalogram (EEG); including recording awake and drowsy | $10,920.25 | $10,920.25 | Sep 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 19 | $373.10 | $4,701.00 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $1,823.50 | $2,704.32 |
| Delta, CO | 1 | $637.80 | $637.80 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1 | $1,051.86 | $1,051.86 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $1,132.20 | $1,132.20 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $957.60 | $957.60 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $841.12 | $841.12 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $953.00 | $953.00 |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $810.00 | $810.00 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $1,040.40 | $1,040.40 |
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
- Alabama$627.37
- Alaska$1,184.89
- Arizona$586.56
- Arkansas$344.92
- California$1,026.00
- 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.