X-ray of thoracic and lumbar spine 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 Xr Spine Lumb/Thor 2+ V

Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $189 is 58% above the median hospital's median price ($120), higher than 70% of the 2,464 hospitals reporting CPT 72080. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 72080 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	Anthem anthem pathway fee schedule · both	$45	$45	—	—	—	$45 – $45
2	Cigna cigna fee schedule · both	$54	$54	—	—	—	$54 – $54
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both	$66	$66	—	—	—	$66 – $66
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$68	$68	—	—	—	$68 – $68
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo fee schedule · both	$68	$68	—	—	—	$68 – $68
6	Aetna aetna hmo fee schedule · both	$91	$91	—	—	—	$91 – $91
7	Aetna aetna ppo fee schedule · both	$91	$91	—	—	—	$91 – $91
8	Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange fee schedule · both	$145	$145	—	—	—	$145 – $145
9	Caresource caresource medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$161	$161	—	—	—	$161 – $161
10	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$216	$216	—	—	—	$216 – $216
11	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$216	$216	—	—	—	$216 – $216
12	Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$273	$273	—	—	—	$273 – $273
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina fee schedule · both	$276	$276	—	—	—	$276 – $276
14	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$302	$302	—	—	—	$302 – $302
15	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$302	$302	—	—	—	$302 – $302
16	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$508	$508	—	—	—	$508 – $508
17	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$583	$583	—	—	—	$583 – $583

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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