US Health Care Costs

Nerve conduction study

CPT 95910 · Heart, lung and nerve tests · hospital facility charge

At the 119 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $800, and most charge between $318 and $2,023 (the middle 80%; price files contain errors, so the extremes are left out). Pick a state to compare its hospitals.

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$800typical cash price
$684typical commercial insurer rate
$1,453typical list price
119hospitals in 32 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWIVTNHWA$889ID$1.5kMTNDMN$118IL$1.1kMI$513NY$2.2kMA$1.1kOR$738NV$2.7kWYSDIA$275IN$463OH$1.1kPA$689NJ$416CT$5.6kRICA$467UT$1.2kCONE$427MO$757KY$1.3kWVVA$476MD$150DEAZ$200NMKSARTN$135NC$1.8kSCDCOK$802LAMSAL$1.4kGA$1.7kHITX$1.2kFL$1.1kPR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$1,446$1,446$1,446$687
Arizona1$200$200$200$546
California8$467$257$3,292$420
Connecticut1$5,576$5,576$5,576$222
Delaware1–––$1,733
Florida8$1,071$836$3,256$819
Georgia6$1,737$989$3,511$793
Iowa1$275$275$275$747
Idaho2$1,464$1,464$1,464$1,098
Illinois5$1,070$307$1,758$774
Indiana2$463$387$539$1,098
Kentucky2$1,250$1,250$1,250$633
Massachusetts3$1,106$199$1,106$709
Maryland1$150$150$150–
Michigan3$513$513$953$474
Minnesota1$118$118$118$309
Missouri3$757$426$764$832
North Carolina4$1,779$501$1,779$1,153
Nebraska1$427$427$427$622
New Jersey8$416$345$483$702
Nevada1$2,724$2,724$2,724$153
New York1$2,171$2,171$2,171$361
Ohio7$1,109$791$1,742$812
Oklahoma3$802$798$874$746
Oregon1$738$738$738$796
Pennsylvania9$689$421$3,532$1,495
South Carolina3–––$103
Tennessee2$135$135$135$671
Texas20$1,236$242$1,393$425
Utah2$1,158$1,156$1,160$1,205
Virginia6$476$476$476$1,103
Washington2$889$889$889$916
119 hospitals so far: only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed, and more are added every night. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does nerve conduction study cost at a hospital?

At 84 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for nerve conduction study is $800, and most charge between $318 and $2,023. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $684. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for nerve conduction study?

At 38 of the 75 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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