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Joint Fluid Mucin Clot Test

Washington 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?

$6.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.50 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 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$5.50$5.25 to $7.08
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$6.17 to $13.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $25Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $12
$5$10$20facility $9professional $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
$5.50
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$38.90
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$16.22
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$9.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.02
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.22
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.08
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$15.85
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$7.08
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$10.47

Where Washington 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· 26th of 51

$6.17

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.