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Complete Needle EMG of an Arm or Leg

New Jersey 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 to $129.

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 $100 · 10th to 90th $78 to $200
$100$200$500professional $100

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
$50.12
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$66.07
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$331.13
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$125.89
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$199.53
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$89.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$112.20
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$229.09
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$112.20
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$120.23

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 40th of 51

$100

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.