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
O&P COMPLEX SPECIAL STAIN (RL)
Toccoa, GA
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Stephens County Hospital’s median price of $23 is 12% below the median hospital's median price ($26), higher than 43% of the 2,481 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: 8 payers, 8 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 | Medicare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | 1–10 | $18 – $18 |
| 2 | Caresource medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | 1–10 | $18 – $18 |
| 3 | Medicaid medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
| 4 | WellCare medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $57 | $57 | — | — | 1–10 | $57 – $57 |
| 6 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $61 | $61 | — | — | — | $61 – $61 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $63 | $63 | — | — | 1–10 | $63 – $63 |
| 8 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $64 | $64 | — | — | — | $64 – $64 |
Last updated: May 19, 2026
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