EEG cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 40 hospitals publish a cash price for EEG (brain wave test), awake and drowsy, routine: from $195.34 to $1,817.00, with a median of $644.75. The lowest price is at Allen Hospital (Waterloo) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 9.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $644.75, is 14% below the US median of $747.58.
- That is 2.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Iowa ranks 19th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 40 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 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$195.34Allen Hospital + 1 more
Median$644.75half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,817.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$449.41vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Hospital lowest Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $195.34 | $244.17 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown lowest Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $195.34 | $244.17 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $250.20 | $556.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $278.00 | $556.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Measurement of brain wave activity (EEG), awake and drowsy | $367.20 | $612.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $395.10 | $439.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $437.60 | $547.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA NER- EEG - Awake and Drowsy | $464.40 | $1,548.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $476.40 | $595.51 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 95816 EEG-AWAKE/DROWSY ROUTINE | $478.17 | $805.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Measurement of brain wave activity (EEG), awake and drowsy | $498.00 | $830.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Measurement of brain wave activity (EEG), awake and drowsy | $518.40 | $864.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Measurement of brain wave activity (EEG), awake and drowsy | $553.50 | $738.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $558.00 | $930.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Eeg Recording Awake and Drowsy | $574.60 | $884.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $576.47 | $720.58 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Measurement of brain wave activity (EEG), awake and drowsy | $582.00 | $776.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $589.00 | $737.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $626.40 | $1,044.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Electroencephalogram (EEG); including recording awake and dr | $640.50 | $854.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas · Pocahontas, IA HC EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $649.00 | $649.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Measurement of brain wave activity (EEG), awake and drowsy | $656.25 | $875.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $666.50 | $1,550.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA EEG Routine | $681.00 | $908.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA GHS EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $697.80 | $1,163.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Measurement of brain wave activity (EEG), awake and drowsy | $741.60 | $927.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $793.80 | $882.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Eeg Recording Awake and Drowsy | $848.25 | $1,305.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB EEG - ROUTINE (AWAKE AND DROWSY) 20-40 MIN | $914.20 | $1,306.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB EEG - ROUTINE (AWAKE AND DROWSY) 20-40 MIN | $914.20 | $1,306.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSP 95816 EEG Awake And Drowsy | $929.00 | $929.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Measurement of brain wave activity (EEG), awake and drowsy | $1,002.23 | $1,252.79 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Eeg Recording Awake and Drowsy | $1,047.80 | $1,612.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $1,056.53 | $1,320.66 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $1,056.53 | $1,320.66 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Measurement of brain wave activity (EEG), awake and drowsy | $1,070.30 | $1,529.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $1,156.36 | $1,445.44 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Eeg Recording Awake and Drowsy | $1,181.05 | $1,817.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Measurement of brain wave activity (EEG), awake and drowsy | $1,362.00 | $1,362.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Eeg Recording Awake and Drowsy | $1,817.00 | $1,817.00 | Mar 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 4 | $929.00 | $1,168.70 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $558.00 | $626.40 |
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $582.00 | $914.20 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $278.00 | $464.40 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 3 | $195.34 | $476.40 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $697.80 | $872.80 |
| Ames, IA | 1 | $1,002.23 | $1,002.23 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $498.00 | $498.00 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $656.25 | $656.25 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $395.10 | $395.10 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $553.50 | $553.50 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $518.40 | $518.40 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $250.20 | $250.20 |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $1,362.00 | $1,362.00 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $848.25 | $848.25 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $640.50 | $640.50 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $367.20 | $367.20 |
| Humboldt, IA | 1 | $793.80 | $793.80 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $1,070.30 | $1,070.30 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $589.00 | $589.00 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $741.60 | $741.60 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $195.34 | $195.34 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $1,056.53 | $1,056.53 |
| Pocahontas, IA | 1 | $649.00 | $649.00 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $437.60 | $437.60 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $576.47 | $576.47 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $681.00 | $681.00 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $478.17 | $478.17 |
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
- 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
- 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.