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Needle Muscle Test of the Voice Box

California rates for HCPCS 95865

A test of the muscles of the larynx, or voice box, using a fine needle electrode placed into the muscle to record its electrical activity at rest and while the patient speaks or holds a sound. It shows whether a weak or motionless vocal cord is due to nerve damage, and whether that nerve is recovering.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $78 to $513Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $79 to $151
$100$200$500facility $87professional $91

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
$77.62
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10