Hepatitis C liver fibrosis blood panel 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 Nfct Ds Chrnc Hcv 6 Assays

Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $243 is 176% above the median hospital's median price ($88), higher than 86% of the 2,146 hospitals reporting CPT 81596. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 81596 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 per diem · both	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo per diem · both	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
3	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
4	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$65	$65	—	—	—	$65 – $65
5	Caresource caresource medicaid fee schedule · both	$68	$68	—	—	—	$68 – $68
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$78	$78	—	—	—	$78 – $78
7	Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$115	$115	—	—	—	$115 – $115
8	Cigna cigna fee schedule · both	$159	$159	—	—	—	$159 – $159
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$222	$222	—	—	—	$222 – $222
10	Aetna aetna hmo fee schedule · both	$243	$243	—	—	—	$243 – $243
11	Aetna aetna ppo fee schedule · both	$243	$243	—	—	—	$243 – $243
12	Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$283	$283	—	—	—	$283 – $283
13	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$313	$313	—	—	—	$313 – $313
14	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$313	$313	—	—	—	$313 – $313
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$355	$355	—	—	—	$355 – $355
16	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$526	$526	—	—	—	$526 – $526
17	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$604	$604	—	—	—	$604 – $604

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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