$65.76
95885 covers limited needle EMG of limb muscles performed with nerve conduction. Choose 95887 for non-extremity muscles.
On this page
CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
95887 Needle EMG Medicare reimbursement rates in Minnesota
Reports needle muscle sampling of cranial-nerve or axial muscles during a nerve-conduction evaluation, rather than needle testing confined to an extremity. Compare 95887 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Minnesota.
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
What does Medicare pay for 95887 in Minnesota?
Minnesota has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$89.33
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Minnesota
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
No supported rate
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Electrodiagnostic medicine
About 95887: Non-extremity needle muscle testing with nerve conduction
Reports needle muscle sampling of cranial-nerve or axial muscles during a nerve-conduction evaluation, rather than needle testing confined to an extremity.
This service evaluates electrical activity in muscles outside the limbs while nerve conduction testing is also performed. The sampled muscles may include facial or other cranial-nerve-supplied muscles, spinal muscles, or thoracic paraspinal muscles. Neurologists, physiatrists, and other clinicians trained in electrodiagnostic testing commonly perform and interpret the study in office or facility settings. The needle examination helps assess motor-unit activity in muscles selected to investigate a suspected nerve, root, or neuromuscular disorder.
Report 95887 as an add-on with the nerve-conduction study primary procedure, not by itself. Documentation should identify the muscles examined, the clinical reason for sampling them, and the findings, alongside the nerve-conduction study record. CMS treats it as paid within the primary procedure's global period. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, while modifier TC identifies the technical service; without either modifier, the claim represents the global service. When performed bilaterally, each side is paid separately at 100%.
CMS billing rules for 95887
- Global period
- Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.
- Professional and technical components
- Diagnostic test with a professional component (modifier 26, interpretation) and a technical component (modifier TC, equipment and staff); billing without a modifier is the global service.
- Bilateral procedures
- Each side is paid separately at 100% when performed bilaterally.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU0.69 · 26%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.92 · 73%
- Malpractice RVU0.03 · 1%
11.6K
Medicare services in 2024 · #1399 by national volume
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.
95887 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Minnesota, from the same CMS release.
$101.22
95886 covers complete needle EMG of limb muscles performed with nerve conduction; 95887 is for non-extremity muscle sampling.
$108.60
95867 describes unilateral cranial-nerve muscle needle EMG. 95887 is used when non-extremity needle testing is performed with nerve conduction studies.
$96.87
95869 is a thoracic paraspinal needle EMG code. Use 95887 when the non-extremity muscle testing is performed with nerve conduction studies.
Compare 95887 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
1 of 1 payment localities
Minnesota →
Office / nonfacility
$89.33
Facility
Unavailable
Need rates for a whole code list?
Fee-sheet and API access are in early access. Tell us which codes and locations your team needs.
How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 95887 in Minnesota.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
12,624
- Code
- 95887
- Physician work
- 0.69
- Practice expense
- 1.92
- Malpractice
- 0.03
GPCI2026.csv
66
- Locality
- Minnesota
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 1.029
- Malpractice
- 0.296
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.69 | × 1.000 | 0.6900 |
| Practice expense | 1.92 | × 1.029 | 1.9757 |
| Malpractice | 0.03 | × 0.296 | 0.0089 |
| Total RVUs | 2.6746 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Minnesota$89.33
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.69 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 1.92 | 1.029 |
| Malpractice | 0.03 | 0.296 |
(0.69 × 1 + 1.92 × 1.029 + 0.03 × 0.296) × $33.4009 = $89.33
The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.
95887 billing questions
When should I choose 95887 instead of 95885 or 95886?
Use 95887 for non-extremity muscle sampling performed with nerve conduction testing. Codes 95885 and 95886 describe limited or complete needle EMG testing of limb muscles in that setting.
Can 95887 be billed without a nerve-conduction study?
No. It is an add-on code and must be reported with a primary procedure, such as an applicable nerve-conduction study code.
How should I report the professional and technical services?
Use modifier 26 for the professional interpretation or modifier TC for the technical service. Without a component modifier, the claim represents the global service.
How is bilateral testing reported?
When testing is performed on both sides, CMS pays each side separately at 100%. Document the muscles and side examined.
What documentation supports 95887?
Record the non-extremity muscles sampled, the reason for examining them, the study findings, and the associated nerve-conduction testing.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
12,62195886,,Musc test done w/n test comp,A,,0.84,2.12,,2.12,NA,0.03,2.99,2.99,1,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,62295886,26,Musc test done w/n test comp,A,,0.84,0.49,,0.49,,0.03,1.36,1.36,1,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,62395886,TC,Musc test done w/n test comp,A,,0.00,1.63,,1.63,NA,0.00,1.63,1.63,1,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,6A,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,62495887,,Musc tst done w/n tst nonext,A,,0.69,1.92,,1.92,NA,0.03,2.64,2.64,1,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,62595887,26,Musc tst done w/n tst nonext,A,,0.69,0.39,,0.39,,0.03,1.11,1.11,1,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,62695887,TC,Musc tst done w/n tst nonext,A,,0.00,1.53,,1.53,NA,0.00,1.53,1.53,1,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,3,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,6A,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
12,62795905,,Motor &/ sens nrve cndj test,A,,0.05,0.93,,0.93,NA,0.02,1.00,1.00,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6314212,MA,99,REST OF MASSACHUSETTS,1.016,1.053,0.797
6408202,MI,01,DETROIT,1.000,0.965,1.686
6508202,MI,99,REST OF MICHIGAN,1.000,0.913,1.129
6606202,MN,00,MINNESOTA,1.000,1.029,0.296
6707302,MS,00,MISSISSIPPI,1.000,0.861,0.739
6805302,MO,02,METROPOLITAN KANSAS CITY,1.000,0.939,0.977
6905302,MO,01,METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS,1.000,0.952,1.002