CPT code 95910: Nerve conduction study, 7-8 studies2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in California

Medicare pays $195.80–$242.30 for 95910 in the office in California, from Chico, CA to San Benito County, CA. Which amount applies depends on the service address.

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 95910 covers

Standard nerve conduction studies assess electrical responses in peripheral motor and sensory nerves by stimulating a nerve and recording responses at designated sites. Neurologists and other qualified electrodiagnostic clinicians use them in outpatient or hospital evaluations for suspected focal entrapment, generalized neuropathy, or other peripheral nerve dysfunction. The results may be paired with needle EMG when clinically indicated.

Report 95910 when the documented examination includes seven or eight qualifying nerve conduction studies. Select the code from the total study count, not simply the number of limbs or diagnoses. Documentation should identify the nerves and sites tested, recorded responses, and interpretation supporting the tests. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies interpretation, modifier TC identifies equipment and staff, and billing without either modifier represents the global service.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

Where 95910 pays more and less in California

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

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How the 95910 rate is calculated

Each of 95910’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 95910

The CMS indicators that decide how 95910 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

95910 compared with similar codes

How to choose

95909Nerve conductionFive to six studies

Use 95909 when the examination includes five or six nerve conduction studies; 95910 is for seven or eight.

95911Nerve conduction study9-10 studies

Use 95911 when the examination includes nine or ten nerve conduction studies; 95910 is for seven or eight.

95905Nerve conduction testAutomated device, 1-2 studies

95905 represents automated nerve conduction testing. 95910 is selected by the count of conventional nerve conduction studies.

95886Needle EMG add-onComplete study, each extremity

95886 reports needle EMG of a complete extremity, not nerve conduction testing. It may be reported separately when that EMG service is also performed.

Codes related to 95910

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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