Barium enema X-ray with air contrast 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 Xr Colon Barium & Air

Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $535 is 64% above the median hospital's median price ($327), higher than 69% of the 2,438 hospitals reporting CPT 74280. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 74280 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	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both	$216	$216	—	—	—	$216 – $216
2	Anthem anthem pathway fee schedule · both	$302	$302	—	—	1–10	$302 – $302
3	Cigna cigna fee schedule · both	$352	$352	—	—	—	$352 – $352
4	Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange fee schedule · both	$376	$376	—	—	—	$376 – $376
5	Caresource caresource medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$390	$390	—	—	—	$390 – $390
6	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$438	$438	—	—	—	$438 – $438
7	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$438	$438	—	—	—	$438 – $438
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$455	$455	—	—	—	$455 – $455
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo fee schedule · both	$456	$456	—	—	1–10	$456 – $456
10	Aetna aetna hmo fee schedule · both	$625	$625	—	—	—	$625 – $625
11	Aetna aetna ppo fee schedule · both	$625	$625	—	—	—	$625 – $625
12	Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$660	$660	—	—	—	$660 – $660
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina fee schedule · both	$712	$712	—	—	—	$712 – $712
14	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$729	$729	—	—	—	$729 – $729
15	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$729	$729	—	—	—	$729 – $729
16	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
17	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.4k	$1.4k	—	—	—	$1.4k – $1.4k

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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