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Needle Muscle Test, Limited Study

Alaska rates for HCPCS 95870

This is a diagnostic study in which a thin needle electrode is inserted directly into a muscle to record its electrical activity, both at rest and during contraction. It is a limited version, covering muscles in one limb or a small group of non-limb muscles, and is used to help find nerve or muscle problems that cause weakness, pain, or abnormal sensation. It is different from a study that checks how quickly electrical signals travel along nerves, which uses electrodes taped to the skin instead of a needle.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Muscle Test, Limited Study cost?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $72.44 to $209.

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 $89 · 10th to 90th $59 to $339
$50$100$200$500professional $89

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
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$512.86
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$436.52

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Minnesota than in New Mexico. 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.

Alaska· 19th of 51

$89.13

MN $182NM $69.18

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.