Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC Core Ndl Bx Lng/Med Perq
Augusta, GA
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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $2.0k is 1% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 50% of the 2,235 hospitals reporting CPT 32408. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 16 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $694.59 | $694.59 | $694.59 – $694.59 |
| 2 | Caresource caresource medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,008 | $1,008 | $1,008 – $1,008 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,342 | $1,342 | $1,342 – $1,342 |
| 4 | MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,887 | $1,887 | $1,887 – $1,887 |
| 5 | Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,887 | $1,887 | $1,887 – $1,887 |
| 6 | Anthem anthem pathway fee schedule · both | $1,922 | $1,922 | $1,922 – $1,922 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both | $2,039 | $2,039 | $2,039 – $2,039 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both | $2,192 | $2,192 | $2,192 – $2,192 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $2,354 | $2,354 | $2,354 – $2,354 |
| 10 | Aetna aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $2,354 | $2,354 | $2,354 – $2,354 |
| 11 | Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,173 | $3,173 | $3,173 – $3,173 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both | $3,372 | $3,372 | $3,372 – $3,372 |
| 13 | First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,644 | $3,644 | $3,644 – $3,644 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo fee schedule · both | $3,736 | $3,736 | $3,736 – $3,736 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both | $4,097 | $4,097 | $4,097 – $4,097 |
| 16 | Cigna cigna fee schedule · both | $4,288 | $4,288 | $4,288 – $4,288 |
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
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