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
Quitman, MS
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Rush Medical Foundation’s median price of $62 is 139% above the median hospital's median price ($26), higher than 81% 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, 15 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 | $29 | $29 | — | — | — | $29 – $29 |
| 4 | Humana all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $50 | $50 | — | — | — | $50 – $50 |
| 5 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $60 | $60 | — | — | — | $60 – $60 |
| 6 | Cigna Healthspring all payor other · outpatient | $62 | $62 | — | — | — | $62 – $62 |
| 7 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $62 | $62 | — | — | — | $62 – $62 |
| 8 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $62 | $62 | — | — | — | $62 – $62 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $62 | $62 | — | — | — | $62 – $62 |
| 10 | Ambetter all payor other · outpatient | $63 | $63 | — | — | — | $63 – $63 |
| 11 | Molina all payor other · outpatient | $63 | $63 | — | — | — | $63 – $63 |
| 12 | WellCare all payor other · outpatient | $63 | $63 | — | — | — | $63 – $63 |
| 13 | Aetna all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $70 | $70 | — | — | — | $70 – $70 |
| 14 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $80 | $80 | — | — | — | $80 – $80 |
| 15 | Bcbs Ms all payor other · outpatient | $86 | $86 | — | — | — | $86 – $86 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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