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Complete Needle EMG of an Arm or Leg

South Dakota 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 South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 to $269.

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 $182 · 10th to 90th $93 to $331
$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
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$70.79
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$354.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$234.42
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$123.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$204.17
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$204.17
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$95.50
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$117.49
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$245.47
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$112.20
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$131.83

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 3rd 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.