EEG cost in New York
In New York, 55 hospitals publish a cash price for EEG (brain wave test), awake and drowsy, routine: from $98.00 to $2,160.00, with a median of $590.40. The lowest price is at F.F. Thompson Hospital (Canandaigua). The highest price is 22.0× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$98.00F.F. Thompson Hospital
Median$590.40half pay less
Highest$2,160.00in New York
Lowest saves$492.40vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| F.F. Thompson Hospital lowest Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB Physician Eeg,W/Awake & Drowsy Record | $98.00 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY PR ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $105.00 | $210.00 | — source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Eeg Incld Record Awake & Drowsy | $118.44 | $148.05 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Eeg Incld Record Awake & Drowsy | $118.44 | $148.05 | — source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Eeg,W/Awake & Drowsy Record - Eeg Awake or Drowsy Portable | $153.30 | $766.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EEG W/HYPERUENT/PHOTIC STIM | $155.00 | $155.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Eeg,W/Awake & Drowsy Record - Eeg Awake or Drowsy Portable | $182.97 | $914.85 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC Eeg,W/Awake & Drowsy Record - Eeg Awake or Drowsy Portable | $182.97 | $914.85 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Eeg,W/Awake & Drowsy Record - Eeg Awake or Drowsy Portable | $182.97 | $914.85 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $220.60 | $1,203.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $220.60 | $1,231.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $220.60 | $1,221.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Eeg awake and drowsy | $256.30 | — | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Electroencephalogram W/Rec Awake&Drowsy|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $315.00 | $315.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Electroencephalogram W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $315.00 | $315.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY PR ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $362.55 | $608.00 | — source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG); INCLUDING RECORDING AWAKE AND DRO | $368.50 | $2,208.48 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG); INCLUDING RECORDING AWAKE AND DRO | $368.50 | $1,392.77 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG); INCLUDING RECORDING AWAKE AND DRO | $368.50 | $1,392.77 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Eeg Recording Awake and Drowsy | $383.50 | $590.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY CH RAPID EEG 20-40 MINS AWAKE AND DROWSY | $415.00 | $415.00 | — source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY PR ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $426.95 | $716.00 | — source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $463.18 | $1,634.89 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Eeg Recording Awake and Drowsy | $507.00 | $780.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC Eeg Recording Awake and Drowsy | $521.30 | $802.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $545.00 | $545.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $545.00 | $545.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $590.40 | $984.00 | — source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC EEG AWAKE _ DROWSY 20_40 MIN | $643.99 | $990.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Electroencephalogram W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $677.00 | $677.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Electroencephalogram W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $677.00 | $677.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Electroencephalogram W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $677.00 | $677.00 | — source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $688.57 | $3,624.05 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $688.57 | $3,624.05 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $688.57 | $3,624.05 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $688.57 | $3,624.05 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC EEG AWAKE _ DROWSY 20_40 MIN | $747.20 | $1,149.54 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC EEG AWAKE _ DROWSY 20_40 MIN | $757.87 | $1,165.95 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Eeg Awake & Drowsy | $768.79 | $1,098.26 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Eeg Awake And Drowsy | $839.88 | $839.88 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $854.25 | $1,005.00 | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $870.45 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC EEG AWAKE _ DROWSY 20_40 MIN | $870.76 | $1,339.63 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC EEG AWAKE _ DROWSY 20_40 MIN | $870.76 | $1,339.63 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY PR ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM W/REC AWAKE&DROWSY | $873.00 | $873.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC EEG AWAKE _ DROWSY 20_40 MIN | $934.83 | $1,168.54 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $1,138.60 | $1,138.60 | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MEASUREMENT OF BRAIN WAVE ACTIVITY (EEG); AWAKE AND DROWSY | $1,184.00 | $1,184.00 | — source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MEASUREMENT OF BRAIN WAVE ACTIVITY (EEG); AWAKE AND DROWSY | $1,206.28 | $1,206.28 | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $2,067.00 | $2,067.00 | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Eeg Awake and Drowsy | $2,160.00 | $2,400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Eeg Awake and Drowsy | $2,160.00 | $2,400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Eeg Awake and Drowsy | $2,160.00 | $2,400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Eeg Awake and Drowsy | $2,160.00 | $2,400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Eeg Awake and Drowsy | $2,160.00 | $2,400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 27 | $155.00 | $688.57 |
| Rochester, NY | 7 | $98.00 | $643.99 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 5 | $677.00 | $677.00 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $118.44 | $182.97 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $383.50 | $445.25 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $182.97 | $182.97 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 2 | $747.20 | $752.54 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $415.00 | $468.15 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $118.44 | $118.44 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $153.30 | $153.30 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $590.40 | $590.40 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $873.00 | $873.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $362.55 | $362.55 |
What it is
An EEG records the brain's electrical activity through small sensors on the scalp. It is used for seizures, fainting spells and some other brain problems.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the recording, which takes about 20 to 40 minutes plus setup. The neurologist's reading may be billed separately.
EEG (brain wave test), awake and drowsy, routine in other states
- Alabama$1,844.00
- Alaska$1,014.00
- Arizona$547.97
- Arkansas$370.80
- California$957.20
- Colorado$3,585.15
- Connecticut$705.10
- Delaware$971.04
- Florida$734.25
- Georgia$861.12
- Hawaii$596.70
- Idaho$1,464.00
- Illinois$835.00
- Indiana$689.00
- Iowa$738.50
- Kansas$2,750.25
- Kentucky$2,567.09
- Louisiana$306.88
- Maine$500.40
- Maryland$1,314.40
- Massachusetts$494.69
- Michigan$675.00
- Minnesota$518.98
- Mississippi$257.59
- Missouri$686.81
- Montana$1,137.54
- Nebraska$651.00
- Nevada$401.50
- New Hampshire$651.17
- New Jersey$344.98
- North Carolina$828.58
- North Dakota$701.93
- Ohio$1,062.10
- Oklahoma$431.68
- Oregon$887.41
- Pennsylvania$755.05
- Rhode Island$241.00
- South Carolina$797.00
- South Dakota$1,112.00
- Tennessee$209.54
- Texas$917.44
- Utah$563.50
- Vermont$542.47
- Virginia$564.50
- Washington$765.44
- West Virginia$613.00
- Wisconsin$680.00
- Wyoming$435.80
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.