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Complete Needle EMG of an Arm or Leg

Alabama rates for HCPCS 95886

In this procedure, a thin needle electrode is inserted briefly into several muscles of one arm or leg to record the electrical signals those muscles produce, which helps show whether a muscle or the nerve supplying it is working normally. It is done as the complete version of the test, checking a broad enough set of muscles to cover multiple nerves or nerve roots in that limb, and is typically performed together with a separate test that measures how fast electrical signals travel along the nerves. Together the two tests help pinpoint problems like a pinched nerve, nerve damage, or a muscle disorder.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Complete Needle EMG of an Arm or Leg cost?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $93.33 to $112.

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 $100 · 10th to 90th $83 to $135
$100$200professional $100

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
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$69.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$151.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$87.10

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Indiana. 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.

Alabama· 38th of 51

$100

WI $200IN $95.50

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.