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Extended Brain Wave Monitoring Session

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 95726

This service is part of an extended recording of the brain's electrical activity, used to help capture and analyze episodes such as seizures over a longer period than a routine brain wave test. A specialist reviews the recorded activity to look for patterns that support a diagnosis or help plan treatment. It is typically used when a short, routine test hasn't provided enough information.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Extended Brain Wave Monitoring Session cost?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$851$575 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$603 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $427 to $3,162Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,445
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,148professional $851

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,698.24
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,162.28
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Minnesota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $871 · 1st of 51
MN $871DC $380

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.