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Complete Needle EMG of an Arm or Leg

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $93.33 to $135.

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 $100 · 10th to 90th $78 to $170
$50$100$200professional $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
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$128.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$63.10
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$109.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$144.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$66.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$194.98
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$97.72
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$104.71

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 41st 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.