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Needle Muscle Test, Limited Study

New York 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 New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $79.43 to $110.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $68 to $166
$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
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$165.96
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$128.82
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
$52.48
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$309.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$177.83
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$173.78
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$281.84
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$72.44
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$208.93

Where New York 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.

New York· 20th 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.