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Complete Needle EMG of an Arm or Leg

California 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $93.33 to $224.

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 14 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $83 to $407
$50$100$200$500professional $115

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
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$114.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$234.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$107.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$131.83
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$89.13
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$134.90
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$67.61
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$95.50
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$204.17
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$120.23
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$131.83
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$114.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$125.89
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$138.04

Where California 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.

California· 14th of 51

$115

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.