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Needle Muscle Test, Limited Study

North Dakota 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $91.20 to $182.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $85 to $204
$100$200professional $135

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
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$223.87

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 2nd of 51

$135

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.