Complex stain smear for microscopic examination at Shannon River Crest Hospital

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

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HC Complex Special Stain O&P

San Angelo, TX

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Shannon River Crest Hospital’s median price of $52 is 100% above the median hospital's median price ($26), higher than 76% 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 Shannon River Crest Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 18 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 medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient	$18	$18	—	—	—	$18 – $18
2	Molina managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$19	$19	—	—	—	$19 – $19
3	Cigna ppo facility · case rate · outpatient	$29	$29	—	—	—	$29 – $29
4	Ambetter ppo facility · case rate · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
5	Bcbs Tx hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$58	$58	—	—	—	$58 – $58
6	Bcbs Tx bav facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$60	$60	—	—	—	$60 – $60
7	Bcbs Tx ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$60	$60	—	—	—	$60 – $60
8	Aetna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$69	$69	—	—	—	$69 – $69
9	Aetna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$69	$69	—	—	—	$69 – $69
10	Bcbs Tx bav facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$78	$78	—	—	—	$78 – $78
11	Bcbs Tx hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$78	$78	—	—	—	$78 – $78
12	Bcbs Tx ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$78	$78	—	—	—	$78 – $78
13	First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$78	$78	—	—	—	$78 – $78
14	First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$78	$78	—	—	—	$78 – $78
15	UnitedHealthcare ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$81	$81	—	—	—	$81 – $81
16	UnitedHealthcare ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$81	$81	—	—	—	$81 – $81
17	Humana ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$83	$83	—	—	—	$83 – $83
18	Humana ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$83	$83	—	—	—	$83 – $83

Last updated: Dec 8, 2025

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