EEG cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 44 hospitals publish a cash price for EEG (brain wave test), awake and drowsy, routine: from $129.64 to $1,477.60, with a median of $306.88. The lowest price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner (Kenner). The highest price is 11.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $306.88, is 59% below the US median of $747.58.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Louisiana ranks 2nd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 44 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$129.64Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner
Median$306.88half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,477.60in Louisiana
Lowest saves$177.24vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner lowest Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC EEG: AWAKE & DROWSY | $129.64 | $463.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC EEG: AWAKE & DROWSY | $155.25 | $675.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC EEG: AWAKE & DROWSY | $160.38 | $594.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Measurement and Recording of Brain Wave (Eeg) Activity Awake and Drowsy | $162.72 | $1,017.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC EEG: AWAKE & DROWSY | $174.57 | $759.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC EEG: AWAKE & DROWSY | $194.48 | $748.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC EEG: AWAKE & DROWSY | $196.18 | $577.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $196.43 | $1,889.40 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC EEG: AWAKE & DROWSY | $202.50 | $675.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC EEG: AWAKE & DROWSY | $207.04 | $647.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC EEG: AWAKE & DROWSY | $210.56 | $448.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA PR EEG,W/AWAKE & DROWSY RECORD | $223.30 | $1,015.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC EEG: AWAKE & DROWSY | $237.93 | $1,133.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC EEG: AWAKE & DROWSY | $243.32 | $553.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC EEG: AWAKE & DROWSY | $277.94 | $1,069.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Measurement and Recording of Brain Wave (Eeg) Activity Awake and Drowsy | $279.02 | $1,993.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC EEG: AWAKE & DROWSY | $299.32 | $1,069.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC EEG: AWAKE & DROWSY | $303.75 | $675.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Measurement and Recording of Brain Wave (Eeg) Activity Awake and Drowsy | $305.92 | $1,912.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Measurement and Recording of Brain Wave (Eeg) Activity Awake and Drowsy | $306.88 | $2,192.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Measurement and Recording of Brain Wave (Eeg) Activity Awake and Drowsy | $306.88 | $2,192.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Measurement and Recording of Brain Wave (Eeg) Activity Awake and Drowsy | $306.88 | $2,192.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Measurement and Recording of Brain Wave (Eeg) Activity Awake and Drowsy | $306.88 | $2,192.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA EEG | $313.20 | $783.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Measurement and Recording of Brain Wave (Eeg) Activity Awake and Drowsy | $324.00 | $1,200.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $345.00 | $1,150.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $368.50 | $631.71 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Measurement and Recording of Brain Wave (Eeg) Activity Awake and Drowsy | $369.60 | $1,680.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC EEG: AWAKE & DROWSY | $383.04 | $1,197.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Measurement of brain wave activity (EEG), awake and drowsy | $399.75 | $615.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $411.00 | $685.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA EEG AWAKE / DROWSY | $438.75 | $585.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA EEG AWAKE/DROWSY (95816 | $449.95 | $899.89 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC EEG: AWAKE & DROWSY | $522.60 | $2,613.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC EEG AWAKE DROWSY | $528.02 | $713.25 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $557.33 | $928.88 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA Eeg, Awake & Drowsy | $563.32 | $2,221.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA EEG AWAKE/DROWSEY | $612.00 | $765.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Measurement of brain wave activity (EEG), awake and drowsy | $643.30 | $919.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 95816 ROUTINE EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $705.64 | $2,714.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $823.00 | $823.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA RT EEG w/Rec. Awake and Drowsy CHARGE | $972.80 | $1,216.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $1,091.20 | $1,984.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Eeg,Awake & Drowsy | $1,477.60 | $1,847.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 13 | $129.64 | $306.88 |
| Lafayette, LA | 6 | $155.25 | $220.22 |
| Monroe, LA | 4 | $174.57 | $298.09 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $210.56 | $243.32 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $277.94 | $299.32 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 2 | $207.04 | $364.82 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $557.33 | $560.32 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $196.18 | $303.59 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $313.20 | $568.10 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1 | $705.64 | $705.64 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $345.00 | $345.00 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $643.30 | $643.30 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $972.80 | $972.80 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $1,091.20 | $1,091.20 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $306.88 | $306.88 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $449.95 | $449.95 |
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
- Iowa$644.75
- Kansas$642.03
- Kentucky$585.92
- 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.