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Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Score

New Mexico 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?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $759 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$513$355 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$550 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $537 to $2,692Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,122
$500$1K$2Kfacility $759professional $513

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
$630.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,905.46
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,000.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$501.19

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 32nd of 51

$589

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.