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Kidney Function Test With a Tracer

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 78725

A measurement of how well the kidneys are clearing waste, made by injecting a small amount of radioactive tracer into a vein and then measuring how quickly it disappears from blood or urine samples. No pictures of the kidneys are taken; the result is a number for kidney filtering function. It is more precise than an estimate calculated from a routine blood test.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Kidney Function Test With a Tracer cost?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $129 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$120$83.18 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$117 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $83 to $1,738Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $83 to $191
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $129professional $120

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
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$218.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$125.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$165.96

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Alabama than in Florida. 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· 36th of 51

$120

AL $479FL $87.10

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.