Complex stain smear for microscopic examination at Kemper CAH, Inc.

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

HC SMEAR, COMPLEX STAIN, FOR OVA/ PARA

DeKalb, MS

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Kemper CAH, Inc.’s median price of $64 is 146% above the median hospital's median price ($26), higher than 82% of the 2,507 hospitals reporting CPT 87209. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87209 at Kemper CAH, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 14 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	Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$16	$16	—	—	—	$16 – $16
2	UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$23	$23	—	—	—	$23 – $23
3	Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$31	$31	$1	4%	—	$29 – $32
4	Humana all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$43	$43	—	—	—	$43 – $43
5	Optum all payor other · outpatient	$55	$55	—	—	—	$55 – $55
6	UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient	$55	$55	—	—	—	$55 – $55
7	Cigna all payor other · outpatient	$61	$61	—	—	—	$61 – $61
8	Cigna Healthspring all payor other · outpatient	$64	$64	—	—	—	$64 – $64
9	Humana all payor other · outpatient	$64	$64	—	—	—	$64 – $64
10	Ambetter all payor other · outpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
11	Molina all payor other · outpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
12	WellCare all payor other · outpatient	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
13	Aetna all payor other · outpatient	$70	$70	—	—	—	$70 – $70
14	MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$80	$80	—	—	—	$80 – $80

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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