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.
Original text from hospital filings
PR SMEAR,PRIMARY W/INTERP
Meridian, MS
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Rush Medical Foundation’s median price of $5 is 51% below the median hospital's median price ($10), higher than 24% of the 2,687 hospitals reporting CPT 87205. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 13 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 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | $1 | 14% | — | $3 – $4 |
| 2 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | $0 | 5% | — | $4 – $4 |
| 3 | Cigna Healthspring all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 4 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 5 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $4 | $1 | 28% | — | $2 – $5 |
| 7 | Ambetter all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 8 | Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $7 | $7 | $0 | 1% | — | $7 – $7 |
| 9 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $8 | $8 | — | — | — | $8 – $8 |
| 10 | Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $8 | $8 | $0 | 3% | — | $8 – $8 |
| 11 | MultiPlan all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $12 | $12 | — | — | — | $12 – $12 |
| 12 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $32 | $27 | $8 | 28% | — | $16 – $32 |
| 13 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $37 | $31 | $9 | 28% | — | $19 – $37 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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