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Complete Needle EMG of an Arm or Leg

Kentucky 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $83.18 to $135.

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 $95 · 10th to 90th $74 to $389
$50$100$200$500professional $95

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
$45.71
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$89.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$61.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
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
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$54.95
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$263.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$89.13

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$95.50

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.