Wet mount smear stain and interpretation at Dignity Health

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

BM-SMEAR INDIA INK

Merced, CA

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Dignity Health’s median price of $6 is 44% below the median hospital's median price ($11), higher than 20% of the 2,575 hospitals reporting CPT 87210. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87210 at Dignity Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 34 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Kaiser medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
2	Kaiser medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
3	Molina medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
4	Molina medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$5	$5	—	—	—	$5 – $5
5	Aetna medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
6	Anthem medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
8	Humana medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
9	Kaiser medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
10	UnitedHealthcare medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	2–20	$6 – $6
11	Anthem medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	2–20	$6 – $6
12	Anthem medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
13	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
14	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
15	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
16	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
17	Aetna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$26	$26	—	—	2–20	$26 – $26
18	Aetna commercial\|hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$26	$26	—	—	2–20	$26 – $26
19	Aetna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$26	$26	—	—	2–20	$26 – $26
20	Anthem commercial\|exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$46	$46	—	—	—	$46 – $46
21	Anthem commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$60	$60	—	—	2–20	$60 – $60
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial\|exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$63	$63	$6	10%	—	$57 – $70
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$85	$85	$9	10%	—	$76 – $94
24	Anthem commercial\|mcs fee schedule · outpatient	$95	$95	—	—	—	$95 – $95
25	Cigna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient	$142	$142	$14	10%	—	$127 – $156

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Last updated: Feb 28, 2026

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