EEG cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 55 hospitals publish a cash price for EEG (brain wave test), awake and drowsy, routine: from $205.50 to $3,791.00, with a median of $564.50. The lowest price is at Johnston Memorial Hospital (Abingdon) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 18.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $564.50, is 24% below the US median of $747.58.
- That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Virginia ranks 10th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 55 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 1, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$205.50Johnston Memorial Hospital + 3 more
Median$564.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,791.00in Virginia
Lowest saves$359.00vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston Memorial Hospital lowest Abingdon · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $205.50 | $1,370.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital lowest Big Stone Gap · Big Stone Gap, VA HC EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $205.50 | $1,370.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Russell County Hospital lowest Lebanon · Lebanon, VA HC EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $205.50 | $1,370.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Smyth County Community Hospital lowest Marion · Marion, VA HC EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $205.50 | $1,370.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Eeg Awake and Drowsy | $313.21 | $626.42 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Augusta Health Fishersville · Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA Eeg Awake & Drowsy | $352.50 | $705.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Hc Eeg Awake & Drowsy | $372.60 | $621.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville · Wytheville, VA Electroencephalogram (EEG); including recording awake and drowsy | $394.76 | $986.90 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Electroencephalogram (EEG); including recording awake and drowsy | $415.60 | $1,039.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mt · Roanoke, VA EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $427.00 | $1,220.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Giles Community Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $427.00 | $1,220.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $427.00 | $1,220.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $427.00 | $1,220.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $427.00 | $1,220.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital Lexington · Lexington, VA EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $427.00 | $1,220.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell · Bluefield, WV-VA HB EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $427.00 | $1,220.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Sovah Health - Martinsville Martinsville · Martinsville, VA Electroencephalogram (EEG); including recording awake and drowsy | $438.80 | $1,097.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston · South Boston, VA Eeg Awake | $515.50 | $1,031.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Eeg Awake | $537.00 | $1,074.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Eeg Awake | $537.00 | $1,074.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Eeg Awake | $537.00 | $1,074.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Eeg Awake | $537.00 | $1,074.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Eeg Awake | $537.00 | $1,074.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk · Suffolk, VA Eeg Awake | $537.00 | $1,074.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Eeg Awake | $537.00 | $1,074.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Eeg Awake | $537.00 | $1,074.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $564.50 | $1,129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $564.50 | $1,129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $564.50 | $1,129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $564.50 | $1,129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $564.50 | $1,129.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA Eeg Awake | $581.50 | $1,163.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg · Harrisonburg, VA Eeg Awake | $581.50 | $1,163.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Eeg Awake & Drowsy | $754.20 | $1,257.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Eeg awake and drowsy | $843.50 | $1,687.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Stafford Hospital Stafford · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Eeg awake and drowsy | $843.50 | $1,687.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Clinch Valley Health Richlands · Bluefield, WV-VA Electroencephalogram (EEG); including recording awake and drowsy | $977.05 | $2,442.62 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Danville Danville · Danville, VA Electroencephalogram (EEG); including recording awake and drowsy | $1,037.60 | $2,594.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Eeg Awake & Drowsy | $1,041.00 | $1,735.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg · Richmond, VA HC Eeg Awake & Drowsy | $1,138.50 | $3,795.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Eeg Awake & Drowsy | $1,248.60 | $2,081.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $1,515.66 | $1,684.07 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Hospital Alleghany Low Moor · Low Moor, VA EEG REC AW & DROWSY | $1,980.00 | $1,980.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA HC Eeg Awake & Drowsy | $2,401.80 | $4,003.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian · Richmond, VA HC Eeg Awake & Drowsy | $2,401.80 | $4,003.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Eeg Awake & Drowsy | $2,401.80 | $4,003.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Medical Center Roanoke · Roanoke, VA EEG REC AW & DROWSY | $2,677.00 | $2,677.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chippenham Hospital Chesterfield · Richmond, VA Electroencephalogram (EEG); including recording awake and drowsy | $2,704.00 | $2,704.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnston-Willis Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA Electroencephalogram (EEG); including recording awake and drowsy | $2,704.00 | $2,704.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parham Doctors Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA EEG REC AW & DROWSY | $2,704.00 | $2,704.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tricities Hospital Prince George · Richmond, VA Electroencephalogram (EEG); including recording awake and drowsy | $2,704.00 | $2,704.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Henrico Doctors Hospital - Forest Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA EEG REC AW & DROWSY | $2,829.00 | $2,829.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center Fredericksburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Electroencephalogram (EEG); including recording awake and drowsy | $2,862.00 | $2,862.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Retreat Doctors Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA EEG REC AW & DROWSY | $2,903.00 | $2,903.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA EEG REC AW & DROWSY | $3,791.00 | $3,791.00 | Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond, VA | 11 | $1,041.00 | $2,704.00 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 11 | $313.21 | $537.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 10 | $415.60 | $564.50 |
| Roanoke, VA | 5 | $427.00 | $427.00 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 2 | $427.00 | $2,109.00 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 2 | $427.00 | $702.02 |
| Big Stone Gap, VA | 1 | $205.50 | $205.50 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $581.50 | $581.50 |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $1,037.60 | $1,037.60 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $581.50 | $581.50 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 1 | $205.50 | $205.50 |
| Lebanon, VA | 1 | $205.50 | $205.50 |
| Lexington, VA | 1 | $427.00 | $427.00 |
| Low Moor, VA | 1 | $1,980.00 | $1,980.00 |
| Marion, VA | 1 | $205.50 | $205.50 |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $438.80 | $438.80 |
| South Boston, VA | 1 | $515.50 | $515.50 |
| Suffolk, VA | 1 | $537.00 | $537.00 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 1 | $352.50 | $352.50 |
| Wytheville, VA | 1 | $394.76 | $394.76 |
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
- 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
- Washington$773.48
- West Virginia$622.00
- Wisconsin$660.08
- Wyoming$779.83, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.