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Needle Muscle Test, Limited Study

Utah 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $64.57 to $115.

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 $81 · 10th to 90th $33 to $170
$10$20$50$100$200$500professional $81

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
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$154.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$158.49
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$151.36

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 45th of 51

$81.28

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.