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Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Score

Arizona rates for HCPCS 81490

A blood test that measures a group of proteins linked to inflammation and combines the readings, using a set formula, into a single score describing how active rheumatoid arthritis currently is. The score helps the doctor judge whether the disease is well controlled or whether treatment should change. It is used to follow known disease rather than to make the first diagnosis.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Score cost?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$562$355 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$708 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $479 to $3,890Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $245 to $4,169
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,698professional $562

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
$645.65
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$588.84

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Alaska than in Georgia. 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.

Arizona· 41st of 51

$562

AK $1,905GA $355

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.