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Needle Muscle Test, Limited Study

Virginia 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?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $77.62 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $59 to $148
$20$50$100$200professional $87

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
$18.20
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$204.17
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$125.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$61.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$181.97

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 22nd of 51

$87.10

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.