Drainage of a gland abscess 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

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HC I&D Bartholins Gland Abscess

Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $650 is 122% above the median hospital's median price ($293), higher than 79% of the 2,341 hospitals reporting CPT 56420. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 56420 at Piedmont Augusta

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 17 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	$133	$133	—	—	—	$133 – $133
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$257	$257	—	—	—	$257 – $257
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both	$271	$271	—	—	—	$271 – $271
4	Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$326	$326	—	—	—	$326 – $326
5	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$361	$361	—	—	—	$361 – $361
6	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$361	$361	—	—	—	$361 – $361
7	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$606	$606	—	—	—	$606 – $606
8	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$697	$697	—	—	—	$697 – $697
9	Caresource caresource medicaid case rate · both	$725	$725	—	—	—	$725 – $725
10	Aetna aetna hmo case rate · both	$820	$820	—	—	—	$820 – $820
11	Aetna aetna ppo case rate · both	$820	$820	—	—	—	$820 – $820
12	Anthem anthem pathway fee schedule · both	$820	$820	—	—	—	$820 – $820
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo fee schedule · both	$820	$820	—	—	—	$820 – $820
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$820	$820	—	—	—	$820 – $820
15	Cigna cigna case rate · both	$820	$820	—	—	—	$820 – $820
16	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare per diem · both	$820	$820	—	—	—	$820 – $820
17	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange per diem · both	$820	$820	—	—	—	$820 – $820

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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