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Complete Needle EMG of an Arm or Leg

Colorado 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $95.50 to $132.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $83 to $178
$100$200$500professional $105

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
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$109.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$218.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$186.21
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$97.72
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$181.97
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$81.28
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$117.49

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 27th of 51

$105

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.