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Needle Muscle Test of the Voice Box

Minnesota 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 $269 · 10th to 90th $89 to $631
$50$100$200$500facility $269

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
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$812.83
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$630.96