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Joint Fluid Mucin Clot Test

Mississippi 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?

$6.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.61 from a physician practice, and about $9.55 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 4 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$6.61$4.68 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.55$5.89 to $10.47

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $10Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $12
$5$10facility $10professional $7

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
$5.89
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$12.02

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 20th of 51

$6.76

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.