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EEG for Brain Death Evaluation

Montana rates for HCPCS 95824

A recording of the brain's electrical activity through electrodes placed on the scalp, carried out specifically to assess whether any activity remains. It is done under strict technical conditions and at high sensitivity so that a flat recording can be relied on. It forms part of the assessment of a patient on life support after catastrophic brain injury.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does EEG for Brain Death Evaluation cost?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $170 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$132 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$141 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $112 to $204Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $100 to $363
$100$1K$10K$100K$1Mfacility $170professional $155

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$181.97
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$61.66
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Hawaii than in Kentucky. 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.

Montana· 11th of 51

$155

HI $309KY $57.54

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.