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How Much Does Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 95816 — Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy

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Average Medicare Payment

$126.05

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$44.2M

Services (2023)

260.9K

Price Change (2014–2023)

+16.5%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$108.24$26.0M273.6K—
2015$110.73$27.5M277.2K+2.3%
2016$111.18$28.2M277.5K+0.4%
2017$112.11$28.6M277.7K+0.8%
2018$113.79$30.0M276.4K+1.5%
2019$116.76$31.6M272.3K+2.6%
2020$117.82$25.3M214.8K+0.9%
2021$125.69$29.0M222.4K+6.7%
2022$126.30$31.2M221.1K+0.5%
2023$126.05$44.2M260.9K-0.2%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 6.9x more than the cheapest for this procedure. CA averages $275.66 vs ID at $40.20.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
CA$275.66$17.8M64.4K363
PR$256.74$46.7K1828
NY$221.58$5.6M25.1K321
WY$221.32$35.4K1604
AZ$187.42$1.2M6.4K96
VA$165.72$906.0K5.5K89
MO$164.78$1.4M8.4K89
NJ$164.26$1.6M9.5K133
TX$163.24$2.7M16.6K329
NM$151.49$51.7K3418
DC$146.77$133.4K90913
MI$145.09$861.1K5.9K129
RI$144.95$175.4K1.2K18
AR$143.71$291.6K2.0K39
FL$141.47$2.8M19.5K351
NV$141.33$942.4K6.7K66
WV$141.18$180.1K1.3K12
NC$139.37$677.8K4.9K99
HI$136.80$50.5K3699
LA$116.11$342.8K3.0K54
OK$109.19$206.2K1.9K34
SC$108.23$473.6K4.4K68
AK$106.71$10.9K1025
MS$105.57$202.3K1.9K34
GA$105.04$530.4K5.0K119
AL$104.21$279.6K2.7K56
OH$103.57$926.0K8.9K153
UT$102.39$53.9K52611
MD$96.70$498.5K5.2K80
IN$96.47$500.9K5.2K100
TN$95.45$424.3K4.4K84
MA$81.30$398.7K4.9K87
MN$81.14$118.2K1.5K43
OR$75.16$50.5K67227
ND$73.94$33.1K44712
CO$73.15$96.8K1.3K38
ME$72.82$22.2K30511
IL$70.56$450.0K6.4K136
WI$64.96$104.3K1.6K59
CT$61.72$139.8K2.3K34
NE$61.35$37.4K60919
WA$60.04$115.5K1.9K50
DE$58.77$49.3K83816
PA$58.42$508.5K8.7K168
VT$57.62$15.0K2619
NH$55.22$52.2K94623
KY$52.26$151.2K2.9K58
KS$49.57$46.4K93722
IA$45.10$31.6K70017
SD$41.60$25.0K60212
MT$40.99$5.5K1356

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Seth CamhiFamily PracticeCA$2.9M8.1K$351.88
Luis NavazoFamily PracticeCA$972.8K2.8K$351.97
Maruska SanchezNurse PractitionerCA$694.8K2.0K$340.59
Richard MusselmanFamily PracticeCA$678.5K1.9K$352.11
My Van NguyenNurse PractitionerCA$591.7K2.0K$298.98
Theresa TimonyNurse PractitionerCA$567.0K1.9K$298.73
Jason DuryeeNurse PractitionerCA$559.3K1.9K$299.25
Thai NguyenNurse PractitionerCA$519.8K1.9K$277.07
Oscar CastilloNurse PractitionerCA$511.4K1.8K$276.72
Christina QuachNurse PractitionerCA$443.3K1.5K$301.60
Gail PerryNurse PractitionerVA$439.9K1.5K$301.89
Maria SanchezNurse PractitionerCA$414.8K1.2K$354.56
Cindy DefilippiNurse PractitionerCA$389.2K1.3K$298.49
Ralaine AbdonNurse PractitionerCA$385.8K1.4K$284.28
Lauren LoweryNurse PractitionerCA$385.7K1.3K$299.25
Marissa LewisEmergency MedicineMO$375.2K1.3K$294.01
Katherine BarringerNurse PractitionerCA$371.8K1.2K$300.31
Katherine HensonNurse PractitionerCA$357.0K1.3K$276.33
Michelle ErazoNurse PractitionerCA$352.5K1.0K$338.32
Amit KhanejaNeurologyNY$329.4K931$353.85

🤔 Is Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy Overpriced?

The data suggests significant pricing inconsistencies for CPT 95816. With a 6.9x price gap between the most and least expensive states, geography plays an outsized role in what Medicare pays for this procedure.

Costs have risen 16.5% since 2014, outpacing inflation and raising questions about whether reimbursement rates reflect actual costs.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.