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Complete Needle EMG of an Arm or Leg

Washington, DC 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $83.18 to $129.

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 $98 · 10th to 90th $71 to $263
$20$50$100$200professional $98

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
$41.69
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$218.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$97.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$151.36

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 47th of 51

$97.72

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.