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Needle Muscle Test, Limited Study

Maine 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 to $129.

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 $105 · 10th to 90th $78 to $191
$100$200professional $105

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
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 11th of 51

$105

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.