EEG cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 30 hospitals publish a cash price for EEG (brain wave test), awake and drowsy, routine: from $363.35 to $1,676.00, with a median of $869.65. The lowest price is at The Mercy Hospital (Springfield). The highest price is 4.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $869.65, is 16% above the US median of $747.58.
- That is 3.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Massachusetts ranks 33rd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 15 of 30 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 Oct 17, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$363.35The Mercy Hospital
Median$869.65half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,676.00in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$506.30vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mercy Hospital lowest Springfield · Springfield, MA HC Eeg Recording Awake and Drowsy | $363.35 | $559.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Electroencephalogram W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $363.74 | $808.30 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Eeg-W/Awake & Drowsy Record | $382.50 | $765.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Eeg-W/Awake & Drowsy Record | $382.50 | $765.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Eeg-W/Awake & Drowsy Record | $382.50 | $765.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA EEG awake and drowsy | $389.00 | $389.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Electroencephalogram W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $421.30 | $936.22 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Eeg W/Awake & Drowsy Record - Eeg Awake or Drow | $429.80 | $614.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Electroencephalogram W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $467.10 | $1,038.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA EEG Awake And Drowsy | $494.69 | $520.73 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Great Barrington · Pittsfield, MA EEG Awake And Drowsy | $494.69 | $520.73 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams · Pittsfield, MA EEG Awake And Drowsy | $494.69 | $520.73 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Eeg W/Awake & Drowsy Record - Eeg Awake or Drow | $508.90 | $727.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC EEG INCL REC AWAKE AND DROWSY | $624.00 | $624.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Eeg W/Awake & Drowsy Record - Eeg Awake or Drow | $832.30 | $1,189.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC EEG INCL REC AWAKE AND DROWSY | $907.00 | $907.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH EEG AWAKE DROWSY | $910.50 | $1,214.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $965.99 | $965.99 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC EEG INCL REC AWAKE AND DROWSY | $970.00 | $970.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC EEG INCL REC AWAKE AND DROWSY | $1,013.00 | $1,013.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Eeg Routine | $1,050.00 | $1,050.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Milford Regional Medical Center Milford · Worcester, MA Eeg awake and drowsy | $1,084.00 | $1,084.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC EEG INCL REC AWAKE AND DROWSY | $1,190.00 | $1,190.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Eeg Awake/Drowsy | $1,249.00 | $1,249.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC EEG INCL REC AWAKE AND DROWSY | $1,251.00 | $1,251.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Eeg Awake/Drowsy | $1,304.00 | $1,304.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC EEG INCL REC AWAKE AND DROWSY | $1,358.00 | $1,358.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH EEG; AWAKE/DROWSY 20-40 MIN | $1,515.50 | $2,165.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC EEG INCL REC AWAKE AND DROWSY | $1,629.00 | $1,629.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC EEG INCL REC AWAKE AND DROWSY | $1,676.00 | $1,676.00 | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 19 | $363.74 | $910.50 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 3 | $494.69 | $494.69 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 3 | $382.50 | $382.50 |
| Worcester, MA | 3 | $1,084.00 | $1,249.00 |
| Springfield, MA | 2 | $363.35 | $376.18 |
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
- Louisiana$306.88
- Maine$353.43
- Maryland$1,277.11
- 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.