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Needle Muscle Test, Limited Study

Kentucky 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $63.10 to $85.11.

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 $78 · 10th to 90th $39 to $117
$20$50$100$200$500professional $78

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
$19.50
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$93.33
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$416.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$165.96

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 48th of 51

$77.62

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.