EEG (awake and asleep) cost in Columbus, OH

Prices at 4 hospitals in Columbus, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,062 — 39% above the US median ($763), roughly 2.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $1,062 $208 ★ 4/5 230 min —
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $1,062 $208 ★ 2/5 158 min —
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $1,062 $213 ★ 4/5 178 min —
Mount Carmel East & West Columbus, OH $1,354 $777 ★ 2/5 147 min —

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 October 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)
$1,634
Cash / self-pay
$1,062
Insurer-negotiated
$210
Medicare pays
$482
$1,062$1,266
Median cash $1,062  ·  Medicare $482  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,062 — about 2.2× 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 $1,634 list price could save about $572 (35%).

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Doctors who perform this in Columbus

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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