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
SMEAR, PRIMARY SOURCE WITH INTERPRETATION; COMPLEX
Wagoner, OK
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Wagoner Hospital Authority’s median price of $18 is 32% below the median hospital's median price ($26), higher than 8% 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: 3 payers, 5 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 | Aetna Better Health medicaid managed care facility · fee schedule · both | $16 | $16 | — | — | 1–10 | $16 – $16 |
| 2 | Humana medicaid managed care facility · fee schedule · both | $16 | $16 | — | — | 1–10 | $16 – $16 |
| 3 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $18 | $18 | — | — | 1–10 | $18 – $18 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $18 | $18 | — | — | 1–10 | $18 – $18 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare facility · fee schedule · both | $54 | $54 | $36 | 67% | 4–40 | $18 – $90 |
Last updated: Jan 26, 2026
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