EEG cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 42 hospitals publish a cash price for EEG (brain wave test), awake and drowsy, routine: from $167.96 to $1,291.20, with a median of $523.59. The lowest price is at Regions Hospital (St. Paul). The highest price is 7.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $523.59, is 30% below the US median of $747.58.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Minnesota ranks 7th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 42 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. 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 Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$167.96Regions Hospital
Median$523.59half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,291.20in Minnesota
Lowest saves$355.63vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regions Hospital lowest St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI EEG; awake and drowsy | $167.96 | $646.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $290.93 | $606.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $290.93 | $606.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $290.93 | $606.10 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN EEG - TRANSMITTED NON DEPRIVE | $322.56 | $576.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN EEG - TRANSMITTED NON DEPRIVE | $322.56 | $576.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC EEG ROUTINE, INCL AWAKE AND DROWSY | $336.80 | $839.89 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC EEG ROUTINE, INCL AWAKE AND DROWSY | $336.80 | $839.89 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC EEG ROUTINE, INCL AWAKE AND DROWSY | $336.80 | $839.89 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC EEG ROUTINE, INCL AWAKE AND DROWSY | $336.80 | $839.89 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC EEG ROUTINE, INCL AWAKE AND DROWSY | $336.80 | $839.89 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC EEG ROUTINE, INCL AWAKE AND DROWSY | $336.84 | $840.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC EEG ROUTINE, INCL AWAKE AND DROWSY | $336.84 | $840.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN EEG - TRANSMITTED NON DEPRIVE | $351.36 | $576.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC EEG ROUTINE, INCL AWAKE AND DROWSY | $357.00 | $840.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI EEG,AWAKE/DROWSY, W/STIM | $408.20 | $650.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Measurement and recording of brain wave (EEG) activity, awake and drowsy | $443.21 | $841.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Measurement and recording of brain wave (EEG) activity, awake and drowsy | $443.21 | $841.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN EEG AWAKE/DROWSY TC | $475.81 | $707.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN EEG ROUTINE (AWAKE & DROWSY) | $503.44 | $868.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Eeg W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $518.98 | $954.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $528.19 | $943.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $528.19 | $943.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $528.19 | $943.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $528.19 | $943.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI EEG; awake and drowsy | $594.62 | $2,287.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI EEG AWAKE/DROWSY TC | $671.22 | $1,017.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI EEG AWAKE/DROWSY TC | $671.22 | $1,017.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI EEG AWAKE/DROWSY TC | $671.22 | $1,017.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Measurement of brain wave activity (EEG), awake and drowsy | $680.54 | $810.17 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington · Worthington, MN EEG STANDARD | $696.80 | $871.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Eeg Routine (Awake & Drowsy) | $743.66 | $1,030.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Eeg W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $785.14 | $954.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN EEG STANDARD | $878.56 | $1,292.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN EEG AWAKE DROWSY | $899.20 | $1,124.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN EEG AWAKE DROWSY | $1,085.60 | $1,357.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI EEG AWAKE & DROWSY 20 - 40-MIN- SDC | $1,107.00 | $1,107.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN EEG AWAKE DROWSY | $1,126.40 | $1,408.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN EEG AWAKE DROWSY | $1,134.40 | $1,418.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN EEG AWAKE DROWSY | $1,184.80 | $1,481.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN EEG AWAKE DROWSY | $1,184.80 | $1,481.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN EEG AWAKE DROWSY | $1,291.20 | $1,614.00 | Mar 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 18 | $167.96 | $336.82 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 5 | $408.20 | $671.22 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $503.44 | $503.44 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $322.56 | $322.56 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $899.20 | $899.20 |
| Brainerd, MN | 1 | $475.81 | $475.81 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $1,134.40 | $1,134.40 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 1 | $528.19 | $528.19 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $680.54 | $680.54 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $1,291.20 | $1,291.20 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $1,184.80 | $1,184.80 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $528.19 | $528.19 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $322.56 | $322.56 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $1,126.40 | $1,126.40 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $1,085.60 | $1,085.60 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $785.14 | $785.14 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $743.66 | $743.66 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $1,184.80 | $1,184.80 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $878.56 | $878.56 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $351.36 | $351.36 |
| Worthington, MN | 1 | $696.80 | $696.80 |
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
- Massachusetts$869.65
- Michigan$776.55
- 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.