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WoundEx or BioSkin

New Mexico rates for HCPCS Q4163

WoundEx, BioSkin, per sq cm (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does WoundEx or BioSkin cost?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $178 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$126$126 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$158 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $126 to $257Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $126 to $229
$100$200facility $178professional $126

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
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$275.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$257.04
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Wyoming than in North Carolina. 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· 49th of 51

$126

WY $427NC $117

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.