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Needle Muscle Test of Half the Diaphragm

Montana 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 July 2026.

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

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $209 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$186$123 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$182 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $129 to $251Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $117 to $282
$100$200$500facility $209professional $186

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
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$562.34
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$263.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 2.5 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.

Montana· 3rd of 51

$186

MN $295KY $117

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.