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Complete Needle EMG of an Arm or Leg

Montana 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $87.10 to $151.

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 $115 · 10th to 90th $83 to $355
$50$100$200professional $115

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$218.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$177.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$83.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$85.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$97.72

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 15th of 51

$115

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.