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
HC SMEAR, COMPLEX STAIN, FOR OVA/ PARA
Meridian, MS
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Rush Medical Foundation’s median price of $21 is 18% below the median hospital's median price ($26), higher than 40% of the 2,507 hospitals reporting CPT 87209. 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, 11 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 | $16 | $16 | $2 | 14% | — | $14 – $18 |
| 2 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $17 | $17 | $1 | 6% | — | $16 – $18 |
| 3 | Cigna Healthspring all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 4 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 5 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $22 | $21 | $2 | 10% | — | $18 – $22 |
| 7 | Ambetter all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 8 | Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $31 | $31 | $1 | 4% | — | $29 – $32 |
| 9 | Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $36 | $36 | — | — | — | $36 – $36 |
| 10 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $60 | $60 | — | — | — | $60 – $60 |
| 11 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $69 | $69 | — | — | — | $69 – $69 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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