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Activation Testing During A Brain-Wave Recording

North Carolina 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $372 to $427.

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 $389 · 10th to 90th $363 to $741
$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $389

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
$107.15
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
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
$316.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$794.33
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 41st of 51

$389

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.