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Joint Fluid Mucin Clot Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 83872

A laboratory test on fluid drawn from a joint that checks the clot the fluid forms when acid is added to it. Healthy joint fluid forms a firm clot, while a loose or crumbly one points to inflammation inside the joint.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Joint Fluid Mucin Clot Test cost?

$4.37

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.37 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.37 from a physician practice, and about $10.00 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.37$4.37 to $4.37
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.00$4.37 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $41Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $20
$5$10$20$50facility $10professional $4

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.37
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$45.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$10.00

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$4.37

SD $10.72MD $4.37

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.