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Activation Testing During A Brain-Wave Recording

Illinois 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $339 to $513.

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

Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $158 to $589
$200$500$1Kprofessional $398

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
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$851.14
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$776.25

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 37th of 51

$398

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.