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Complete Needle EMG of an Arm or Leg

Illinois 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 Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $85.11 to $138.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $68 to $186
$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
$44.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$70.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$177.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$61.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$97.72
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$467.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$239.88
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$177.83
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$120.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$57.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$63.10
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$117.49

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 44th 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.