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 Ins Nontunl Cvc >=5yr
Augusta, GA
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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $2.5k is 14% below the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 42% of the 2,457 hospitals reporting CPT 36556. 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 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both | $1,291 | $1,291 | $1,291 – $1,291 |
| 2 | Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,292 | $1,292 | $1,292 – $1,292 |
| 3 | Caresource caresource medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,874 | $1,874 | $1,874 – $1,874 |
| 4 | Anthem anthem pathway fee schedule · both | $1,922 | $1,922 | $1,922 – $1,922 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both | $1,986 | $1,986 | $1,986 – $1,986 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $2,354 | $2,354 | $2,354 – $2,354 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $2,354 | $2,354 | $2,354 – $2,354 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both | $2,355 | $2,355 | $2,355 – $2,355 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,496 | $2,496 | $2,496 – $2,496 |
| 10 | Cigna cigna fee schedule · both | $2,776 | $2,776 | $2,776 – $2,776 |
| 11 | MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,508 | $3,508 | $3,508 – $3,508 |
| 12 | Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,508 | $3,508 | $3,508 – $3,508 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo fee schedule · both | $3,736 | $3,736 | $3,736 – $3,736 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both | $4,097 | $4,097 | $4,097 – $4,097 |
| 15 | Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $5,900 | $5,900 | $5,900 – $5,900 |
| 16 | First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $6,777 | $6,777 | $6,777 – $6,777 |
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
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