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Complete Needle EMG of an Arm or Leg

Minnesota 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $107 to $275.

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 $182 · 10th to 90th $87 to $355
$50$100$200$500professional $182

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
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$346.74
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$371.54
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$173.78
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$186.21

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$182

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.