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Needle Muscle Test Of The Mid-Back Muscles

Montana rates for HCPCS 95869

This test uses a thin needle electrode inserted into the muscles along the middle portion of the spine, in the back, to measure their electrical activity at rest and during contraction. It helps identify nerve or muscle problems affecting the trunk, which can contribute to back pain or weakness. It focuses specifically on the middle section of these back muscles rather than muscles higher near the neck or lower near the tailbone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Muscle Test Of The Mid-Back Muscles cost?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $91.20 to $162.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $83 to $186
$50$100$200$500professional $132

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
$83.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$398.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$36.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$177.83

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Minnesota than in Rhode Island. 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· 6th of 51

$132

MN $200RI $74.13

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.