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Needle Muscle Testing of All Four Limbs

California rates for HCPCS 95864

Records the electrical activity inside muscles using a fine needle electrode placed into them, sampling muscles in both arms and both legs, and in the muscles alongside the spine if needed. The pattern of activity shows whether weakness or wasting is coming from the muscle itself or from the nerve supplying it. This is the widest version of the exam, covering all four limbs.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Muscle Testing of All Four Limbs cost?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $200 to $331.

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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $166 to $661
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $240

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
$95.50
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$562.34
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$645.65
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$398.11
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$323.59
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$645.65
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$630.96

Where California sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Minnesota than in Oklahoma. 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.

California· 26th of 51

$240

MN $490OK $219

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.