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Needle Muscle Test of Half the Diaphragm

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 95866

This test inserts a thin needle electrode into the diaphragm muscle on one side to record its electrical activity directly, evaluating how well the nerve and muscle controlling that side of breathing are working. It is used to investigate unexplained breathing difficulty or suspected weakness of the diaphragm when other tests have not clarified the cause. The recording is typically done with imaging guidance to safely place the needle near the lung and chest structures.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Needle Muscle Test of Half the Diaphragm cost?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $224 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$148$126 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$170 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $135 to $339Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $115 to $191
$100$200facility $224professional $148

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$107.15

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Louisiana· 23rd of 51

$148

AK $339TX $72.44

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.