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Needle Muscle Test For Cranial Nerve Function, Both Sides

New Jersey rates for HCPCS 95868

This test uses a thin needle electrode inserted into muscles controlled by nerves that arise directly from the brain, such as muscles of the face or jaw, to check how well those nerves are working. It examines muscles on both sides of the body during the same visit.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Muscle Test For Cranial Nerve Function, Both Sides cost?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $117 to $158.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $107 to $234
$100$200$500professional $138

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
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$346.74
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$281.84

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 2.1 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.

New Jersey· 37th of 51

$138

MN $269KY $129

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.