Gastric emptying study 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 NM Gastric Emptying

Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $960 is 52% above the median hospital's median price ($630), higher than 68% of the 2,476 hospitals reporting CPT 78264. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 78264 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	$317	$317	—	—	—	$317 – $317
2	Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange fee schedule · both	$352	$352	—	—	1–10	$352 – $352
3	Anthem anthem pathway fee schedule · both	$496	$496	—	—	—	$496 – $496
4	Cigna cigna fee schedule · both	$582	$582	—	—	—	$582 – $582
5	Caresource caresource medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$610	$610	—	—	—	$610 – $610
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina fee schedule · both	$667	$667	—	—	—	$667 – $667
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$746	$746	—	—	1–10	$746 – $746
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo fee schedule · both	$748	$748	—	—	1–10	$748 – $748
9	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$982	$982	—	—	—	$982 – $982
10	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$982	$982	—	—	—	$982 – $982
11	Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.0k	$1.0k	—	—	—	$1.0k – $1.0k
12	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
13	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
14	Aetna aetna hmo fee schedule · both	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
15	Aetna aetna ppo fee schedule · both	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
16	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.9k	$1.9k	—	—	—	$1.9k – $1.9k
17	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2.2k	$2.2k	—	—	—	$2.2k – $2.2k

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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