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Needle Muscle Test, Limited Study

Idaho 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $74.13 to $135.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $62 to $162
$100professional $115

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
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$186.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$199.53
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$331.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 5th of 51

$115

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.