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Sialic Acid Measurement

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 84275

A laboratory test that measures sialic acid, a sugar-like molecule that coats the surface of cells and circulates attached to proteins in body fluids. It is measured in specialized work-ups, including when a rare inherited disorder of sialic acid handling is being considered.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sialic Acid Measurement cost?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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 4 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$10.00$10.00 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$12.02 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $44Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $89
$5$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $10

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$29.51
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.00

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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· 25th of 51

$14.45

SD $26.30DC $10.00

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.