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Activation Testing During A Brain-Wave Recording

Missouri 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 Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $363 to $479.

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 $316 to $617
$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $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
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$794.33

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 29th 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.