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Extended Brain Wave Recording

Maryland rates for HCPCS 95706

Records the electrical activity of the brain over an extended stretch of time through small electrodes attached to the scalp, while trained staff keep the equipment working and the recording usable. A long recording captures events that a brief office test would miss, such as seizures or spells that happen only occasionally.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Extended Brain Wave Recording cost?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $347 to $427.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $282 to $631Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $331 to $501
$500$1Kfacility $282professional $380

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$457.09
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,174.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in New Hampshire than in Minnesota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maryland· 41st of 51

$380

NH $575MN $251

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.