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Needle Muscle Test, Limited Study

Michigan 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 Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $77.62 to $105.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $62 to $135
$50$100$200professional $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
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$144.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$331.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$144.54
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$125.89

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 21st 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.