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Nerve Signal Test, Arms and Legs Combined

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 95938

This is a diagnostic test that checks how electrical signals travel from both arms and both legs up through the spinal cord to the brain, using small electrical pulses and recording electrodes placed on the skin or scalp. It is often used to detect nerve or spinal cord problems and is also commonly performed continuously during certain spine surgeries to watch for changes that could signal injury.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Nerve Signal Test, Arms and Legs Combined cost?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $501 to $813.

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

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $355 to $776Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $380 to $977
$500$1K$2Kfacility $646professional $646

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,041.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$776.25
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$109.65
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$645.65
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in New Mexico. 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· 9th of 51

$646

AK $813NM $275

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.