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Dye Injection to Check Blood Flow in a Flap

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 15860

A dye is injected into a vein during surgery so the surgeon can see whether blood is actually reaching a flap or graft of tissue that has just been moved into a new position. Under a special light the dye glows where blood is flowing and stays dark where it is not. It is a survival check on the reconstruction, made while the operation is still under way and the problem can still be fixed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Dye Injection to Check Blood Flow in a Flap cost?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $708 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$129$110 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$269 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $166 to $1,380Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $79 to $204
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $708professional $129

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$186.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$154.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$165.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$223.87
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Wisconsin than in New York. 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.

New Mexico· 23rd of 51

$141

WI $316NY $89.13

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.