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Joint Fluid Mucin Clot Test

New York 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 New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.17 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 9 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$4.17$3.16 to $5.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.00$5.89 to $13.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$2$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
$4.79
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$15.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$12.30
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$39.81
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.22
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$11.48
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$7.08
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$13.49
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$16.98
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$16.98

Where New York 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.

New York· 37th 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.