Contrast dye injection to check abscess or cyst drain at Piedmont Augusta

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC Inj Cntrst Eval Absc/Cyst

Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $371 is 31% below the median hospital's median price ($539), higher than 40% of the 1,947 hospitals reporting CPT 49424. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 49424 at Piedmont Augusta

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 11 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	$137	$137	—	—	—	$137 – $137
2	Caresource caresource medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$198	$198	—	—	—	$198 – $198
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$264	$264	—	—	—	$264 – $264
4	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$371	$371	—	—	—	$371 – $371
5	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$371	$371	—	—	—	$371 – $371
6	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$625	$625	—	—	—	$625 – $625
7	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$717	$717	—	—	—	$717 – $717
8	Aetna aetna hmo fee schedule · both	$844	$844	—	—	—	$844 – $844
9	Aetna aetna ppo fee schedule · both	$844	$844	—	—	—	$844 – $844
10	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$844	$844	—	—	1–10	$844 – $844
11	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$844	$844	—	—	—	$844 – $844

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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