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Needle Muscle Test (EMG) of One Arm or Leg

Maryland rates for HCPCS 95860

A test in which a very fine needle electrode is placed into muscles of one arm or one leg to record their electrical activity, both at rest and while the muscle is tensed. The pattern of signals shows whether weakness, cramping, or numbness comes from the nerve supplying the muscle or from the muscle itself. Muscles alongside the spine in that same region may be sampled during the study.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Muscle Test (EMG) of One Arm or Leg cost?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $129.

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 $112 · 10th to 90th $89 to $219
$50$100$200$500professional $112

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$245.47
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$281.84
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$186.21

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. 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.

Maryland· 40th of 51

$112

MN $251KY $107

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.