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Joint Fluid Mucin Clot Test

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.37 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4.07 to $7.24.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $10Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $23
$5$10$20facility $4professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$22.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$14.45
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$5.50
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$8.71

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 51st 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.