EEG cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 80 hospitals publish a cash price for EEG (brain wave test), awake and drowsy, routine: from $165.45 to $6,525.55, with a median of $660.08. The lowest price is at Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center (Janesville). The highest price is 39.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $660.08, is 12% below the US median of $747.58.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Wisconsin ranks 20th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$165.45Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center
Median$660.08half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,525.55in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$494.63vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center lowest Janesville · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC PBB ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG) | $165.45 | $220.60 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI EEG , Awake/Drowsy | $182.72 | $571.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Fox Valley Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HBC FV EEG AWAKE DROWSY W STIMULATN | $344.58 | $626.50 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $375.63 | $659.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Indianhead Medical Center Shell Lake · Shell Lake, WI EEG | $404.00 | $505.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI EEG; awake and drowsy | $429.22 | $816.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI Measurement of brain wave activity (EEG), awake and drowsy | $514.40 | $643.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Beloit Memorial Hospital Beloit · Janesville-Beloit, WI EEG - AWAKE | $517.80 | $1,726.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| River Falls Area Hospital River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $528.19 | $943.20 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Saint Croix Regional Medical Center Saint Croix Falls · Saint Croix Falls, WI HCHG EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $545.54 | $991.89 | Apr 10, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI HC Rapid Eeg Awake,Drowsy W Stimulatn | $551.99 | $985.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Rapid Eeg Awake,Drowsy W Stimulatn | $551.99 | $985.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Rapid Eeg Awake,Drowsy W Stimulatn | $551.99 | $985.70 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI HC Rapid Eeg Awake,Drowsy W Stimulatn | $551.99 | $985.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Eeg Awake,Drowsy W Stimulatn | $551.99 | $985.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI HC Rapid Eeg Awake,Drowsy W Stimulatn | $551.99 | $985.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Rapid Eeg Awake,Drowsy W Stimulatn | $551.99 | $985.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI HC Rapid Eeg Awake,Drowsy W Stimulatn | $551.99 | $985.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI HC Eeg Awake,Drowsy W Stimulatn | $551.99 | $985.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI HC Rapid Eeg Awake,Drowsy W Stimulatn | $551.99 | $985.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Walworth Lake Geneva · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI HC EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $556.43 | $741.91 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $574.52 | $1,084.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Elmbrook Campus Brookfield · Brookfield, WI HC EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $574.52 | $1,084.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Franklin Campus Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $574.52 | $1,084.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $574.52 | $1,084.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $600.46 | $1,091.75 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Fac Eeg W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $620.10 | $954.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Fac Eeg W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $620.10 | $954.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI Fac Eeg W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $620.10 | $954.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI Fac Eeg W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $620.10 | $954.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI Fac Eeg W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $620.10 | $954.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Eeg W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $620.10 | $954.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI Fac Eeg W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $620.10 | $954.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI Fac Eeg W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $620.10 | $954.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Eeg W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $620.10 | $954.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Fac Eeg W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $620.10 | $954.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI Fac Eeg W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $620.10 | $954.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Fac Eeg W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $620.10 | $954.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Fac Eeg W/Rec Awake&Drowsy | $620.10 | $954.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HCHG 95816 EEG-AWAKE/DROWSY ROUTINE | $650.98 | $1,406.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $669.18 | $1,174.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · Appleton, WI HC EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $669.18 | $1,174.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI EEG W/AWAKE & DROWSY | $710.00 | $1,420.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI EEG W/AWAKE & DROWSY | $710.00 | $1,420.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette · Marinette, WI-MI EEG W/AWAKE & DROWSY | $710.00 | $1,420.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI EEG W/AWAKE & DROWSY | $710.00 | $1,420.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI EEG W/AWAKE & DROWSY | $710.00 | $1,420.00 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI EEG W/AWAKE & DROWSY | $710.00 | $1,420.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI EEG W/AWAKE & DROWSY | $710.00 | $1,420.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers · Manitowoc, WI EEG W/AWAKE & DROWSY | $710.00 | $1,420.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI EEG W/AWAKE & DROWSY | $710.00 | $1,420.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI EEG W/AWAKE & DROWSY | $710.00 | $1,420.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI EEG W/AWAKE & DROWSY | $710.00 | $1,420.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI EEG W/AWAKE & DROWSY | $710.00 | $1,420.00 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI EEG W/AWAKE & DROWSY | $710.00 | $1,420.00 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI EEG W/AWAKE & DROWSY | $710.00 | $1,420.00 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI EEG W/AWAKE & DROWSY | $710.00 | $1,420.00 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Aurora St. Luke's South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI EEG W/AWAKE & DROWSY | $710.00 | $1,420.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI EEG W/AWAKE & DROWSY | $710.00 | $1,420.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC PBB EEG AWAKE AND DROWSY | $721.33 | $1,361.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $754.19 | $1,423.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $787.38 | $1,193.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $787.38 | $1,193.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI HC EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $787.38 | $1,193.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC EEG AWAKE/DROWSY | $787.38 | $1,193.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Grant Regional Health Center Lancaster · Platteville, WI Measurement of brain wave activity (EEG), awake and drowsy | $824.85 | $1,269.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI HC EEG AWAKE & DROWSY | $1,016.50 | $1,270.62 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Health Center Platteville · Platteville, WI HC EEG RECORD AWAKE & DROWSY | $1,085.25 | $1,447.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Edgerton Hospital and Health Services Edgerton · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC EEG RECORD AWAKE & DROWSY | $1,138.07 | $1,559.00 | Jul 19, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI EEG AWAKE & DROWSY-TECH | $1,499.10 | $1,578.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha, WI Meas Brain Wave Activity Awake & Drowsy | $1,646.91 | $2,195.88 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI EEG AWAKE & DROWSY-TECH | $3,332.60 | $3,508.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI EEG AWAKE & DROWSY-TECH | $3,384.85 | $3,563.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI EEG AWAKE & DROWSY-TECH | $3,508.35 | $3,693.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI EEG AWAKE & DROWSY-TECH | $3,508.35 | $3,693.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI EEG AWAKE & DROWSY-TECH | $3,769.60 | $3,968.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI EEG AWAKE & DROWSY-TECH | $4,208.50 | $4,430.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI EEG AWAKE & DROWSY-TECH | $4,210.40 | $4,432.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI EEG AWAKE & DROWSY-TECH | $4,210.40 | $4,432.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI EEG AWAKE & DROWSY-TECH | $6,525.55 | $6,869.00 | Feb 20, 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 14 | $574.52 | $710.00 |
| Green Bay, WI | 5 | $650.98 | $787.38 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 5 | $344.58 | $551.99 |
| Appleton, WI | 4 | $375.63 | $551.99 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 3 | $165.45 | $517.80 |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $620.10 | $620.10 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $620.10 | $2,414.30 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 2 | $551.99 | $631.00 |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $620.10 | $818.30 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 2 | $429.22 | $478.70 |
| Platteville, WI | 2 | $824.85 | $955.05 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 2 | $710.00 | $710.00 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 2 | $710.00 | $748.69 |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $620.10 | $2,194.85 |
| Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 2 | $556.43 | $633.22 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $620.10 | $1,059.60 |
| Antigo, WI | 1 | $620.10 | $620.10 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $551.99 | $551.99 |
| Brookfield, WI | 1 | $574.52 | $574.52 |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $6,525.55 | $6,525.55 |
| Eagle River, WI | 1 | $620.10 | $620.10 |
| Grantsburg, WI | 1 | $514.40 | $514.40 |
| Kenosha, WI | 1 | $1,646.91 | $1,646.91 |
| Ladysmith, WI | 1 | $3,384.85 | $3,384.85 |
| Medford, WI | 1 | $620.10 | $620.10 |
| Merrill, WI | 1 | $620.10 | $620.10 |
| Minocqua, WI | 1 | $4,210.40 | $4,210.40 |
| Manitowoc, WI | 1 | $710.00 | $710.00 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 1 | $710.00 | $710.00 |
| Neillsville, WI | 1 | $3,508.35 | $3,508.35 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $551.99 | $551.99 |
| Park Falls, WI | 1 | $3,508.35 | $3,508.35 |
| Rhinelander, WI | 1 | $620.10 | $620.10 |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $4,210.40 | $4,210.40 |
| Saint Croix Falls, WI | 1 | $545.54 | $545.54 |
| Shell Lake, WI | 1 | $404.00 | $404.00 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $551.99 | $551.99 |
| Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $620.10 | $620.10 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $551.99 | $551.99 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $551.99 | $551.99 |
| Woodruff, WI | 1 | $620.10 | $620.10 |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $182.72 | $182.72 |
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
- Virginia$564.50
- Washington$773.48
- West Virginia$622.00
- Wyoming$779.83, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.