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Activation Testing During A Brain-Wave Recording

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 95954

Special testing carried out during an EEG, a recording of the brain's electrical activity, in which a medicine is given or a physical trigger is used to bring out abnormal activity that a routine recording would not capture. A physician stays present for this part of the study.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Activation Testing During A Brain-Wave Recording cost?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $372 to $468.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $316 to $646
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $407

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$549.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,659.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$933.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Minnesota than in New Mexico. 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.

Washington, DC· 24th of 51

$407

MN $871NM $363

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.