EEG (awake and asleep) cost in Winston-salem, NC

Prices at 3 hospitals in Winston-salem, NC, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,621 — 112% above the US median ($766), roughly 3.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Winston-salem, NC $823 $267 ★ 4/5 197 min 14.2%
North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston-salem, NC $2,420 $1,602 ★ 4/5 187 min 15.1%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$3,105
Cash / self-pay
$1,621
Insurer-negotiated
$267
Medicare pays
$482
$982$2,260
Median cash $1,621  ·  Medicare $482  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,621 — about 3.4× the Medicare rate ($482). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($965).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,105 list price could save about $1,484 (48%).

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Doctors who perform this in Winston-salem

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

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