How much does eeg (brain wave test) cost in Washington, DC?
Prices below come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 2, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 95816.
Median commercial rates on file run from $461 (Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System) to $988 (Howard University Hospital Corp) — 2.1× apart for the same procedure in the same metro. That spread is why this page exists.
Facility rates by hospital
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The George Washington University HospitalWashington, DC | $815 | $618median of 4 plans | — | — | hospital fileJanuary 1, 2026 |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Silver SpringSilver Spring, MD | $733 | $719median of 76 plans | $662median of 7 plans | $674median of 7 plans | hospital fileMarch 31, 2026 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center, | $854 | $745median of 14 plans | $265median of 4 plans | $805median of 4 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital, | $1,055 | $884median of 10 plans | $263median of 3 plans | $805median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · pediatric | $1,000 | $1,016median of 10 plans | — | $720median of 11 plans | hospital fileApril 2, 2026 |
| Lowest Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA | $550 | $461median of 9 plans | $314median of 5 plans | — | hospital fileDecember 16, 2025 |
| Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA | $565 | $739median of 11 plans | $321median of 6 plans | $558median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC | $801 | $988median of 4 plans | $255median of 2 plans | — | hospital fileDecember 31, 2025 |
| Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC | $920 | — | $265median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD | $773 | — | — | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.
Common questions
How much does eeg (brain wave test) cost without insurance in Washington, DC?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for EEG (brain wave test) in Washington, DC range from $550 at Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System to $1,055 at MedStar Georgetown Hospital (9 hospitals listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.
Which hospital in Washington, DC lists the lowest price for eeg (brain wave test)?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System lists the lowest ($461, median of 9 plan rates) and Howard University Hospital Corp the highest ($988, median of 4 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.
Where do these prices come from?
Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. These are price disclosures, not quotes.