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.
Original text from hospital filings
HC Liver Ds Alys 3 Bmrk Srm Alg
Augusta, GA
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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $328 is 75% above the median hospital's median price ($187), higher than 80% of the 1,672 hospitals reporting CPT 81517. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
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 per diem · both | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | $0 – $0 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo per diem · both | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | $0 – $0 |
| 3 | Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $143 | $143 | — | — | — | $143 – $143 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both | $159 | $159 | — | — | — | $159 – $159 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both | $159 | $159 | — | — | — | $159 – $159 |
| 6 | Caresource caresource medicaid fee schedule · both | $185 | $185 | — | — | — | $185 – $185 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both | $191 | $191 | — | — | — | $191 – $191 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $277 | $277 | — | — | 1–10 | $277 – $277 |
| 9 | Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $353 | $353 | — | — | — | $353 – $353 |
| 10 | Cigna cigna fee schedule · both | $388 | $388 | — | — | — | $388 – $388 |
| 11 | MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $390 | $390 | — | — | — | $390 – $390 |
| 12 | Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $390 | $390 | — | — | — | $390 – $390 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $443 | $443 | — | — | — | $443 – $443 |
| 14 | Aetna aetna hmo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $646 | $646 | — | — | — | $646 – $646 |
| 15 | Aetna aetna ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $646 | $646 | — | — | — | $646 – $646 |
| 16 | Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $655 | $655 | — | — | — | $655 – $655 |
| 17 | First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $753 | $753 | — | — | — | $753 – $753 |
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
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