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Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Score

Connecticut 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 July 2026.

How much does Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Score cost?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$389$389 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$832 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $550 to $2,344Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,230
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $389

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,737.80
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in North Dakota than in Rhode Island. 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.

Connecticut· 50th of 51

$513

ND $1,288RI $479

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.