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.
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HC Thora W Img Guid
Augusta, GA
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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $1.6k is 63% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 74% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 32555. 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 | $587.21 | $587.21 | $587.21 – $587.21 |
| 2 | Caresource caresource medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $852.18 | $852.18 | $852.18 – $852.18 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both | $1,018 | $1,018 | $1,018 – $1,018 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,135 | $1,135 | $1,135 – $1,135 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both | $1,291 | $1,291 | $1,291 – $1,291 |
| 6 | Anthem anthem pathway fee schedule · both | $1,510 | $1,510 | $1,510 – $1,510 |
| 7 | MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,595 | $1,595 | $1,595 – $1,595 |
| 8 | Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,595 | $1,595 | $1,595 – $1,595 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both | $1,986 | $1,986 | $1,986 – $1,986 |
| 10 | Aetna aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $2,354 | $2,354 | $2,354 – $2,354 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $2,354 | $2,354 | $2,354 – $2,354 |
| 12 | Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,682 | $2,682 | $2,682 – $2,682 |
| 13 | Cigna cigna fee schedule · both | $2,776 | $2,776 | $2,776 – $2,776 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo fee schedule · both | $2,935 | $2,935 | $2,935 – $2,935 |
| 15 | First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,081 | $3,081 | $3,081 – $3,081 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both | $3,217 | $3,217 | $3,217 – $3,217 |
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
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