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Complete Needle EMG of an Arm or Leg

North Carolina 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?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $93.33 to $195.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $83 to $363
$10$20$50$100$200$500professional $102

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
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$87.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$165.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$112.20
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
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$107.15
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 34th of 51

$102

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.