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EEG for Brain Death Evaluation

West Virginia 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 to $224.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,047Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $78 to $324
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $158professional $91

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$57.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$162.18
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.50

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 44th of 51

$91.20

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.