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Activation Testing During A Brain-Wave Recording

Kentucky 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $331 to $398.

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 $380 · 10th to 90th $275 to $537
$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $380

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
$107.15
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,819.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$741.31

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 46th of 51

$380

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.