Complex stain smear for microscopic examination at UPMC Memorial

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 O&P WITH TRICHROME STAIN B

York, PA

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UPMC Memorial’s median price of $63 is 143% 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.

Payers reporting CPT 87209 at UPMC Memorial

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 19 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	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$9	$9	—	—	—	$9 – $9
2	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$19	$19	—	—	—	$19 – $19
3	Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$19	$19	—	—	—	$19 – $19
4	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$19	$19	—	—	—	$19 – $19
5	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
6	UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$26	$26	—	—	—	$26 – $26
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$33	$33	—	—	—	$33 – $33
8	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
9	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$43	$43	$17	40%	—	$26 – $60
10	Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$47	$47	—	—	—	$47 – $47
11	Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$63	$63	—	—	—	$63 – $63
12	Aetna aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$69	$69	—	—	—	$69 – $69
13	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$80	$80	—	—	—	$80 – $80
14	Aetna aco facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$82	$82	—	—	—	$82 – $82
15	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$95	$95	—	—	—	$95 – $95
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$130	$130	—	—	—	$130 – $130
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$130	$130	—	—	—	$130 – $130
18	MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$142	$142	—	—	—	$142 – $142
19	MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$142	$142	—	—	—	$142 – $142

Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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