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Activation Testing During A Brain-Wave Recording

Maine 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?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $407 to $575.

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 $468 · 10th to 90th $380 to $832
$500$1Kprofessional $468

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
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$870.96
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,096.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 11th of 51

$468

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.