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Needle Muscle Test, Limited Study

Oregon 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $83.18 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $72 to $219
$50$100$200$500professional $129

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
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$213.80
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$144.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$234.42
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 3rd of 51

$129

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.