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Joint Fluid Mucin Clot Test

Georgia 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?

$5.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $7.94 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 6 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$4.79$3.89 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.94$5.89 to $10.47

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $14Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $12
$2$5$10$20facility $8professional $5

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
$4.68
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$12.02
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$12.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$8.13

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 36th of 51

$5.50

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.