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 Cult Blood Isol W Pres ID
Augusta, GA
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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $22 is 4% above the median hospital's median price ($21), higher than 51% of the 2,702 hospitals reporting CPT 87040. 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 | Aetna aetna hmo case rate · both | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | $0 – $0 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna ppo case rate · both | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | $0 – $0 |
| 3 | Anthem anthem pathway per diem · both | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | $0 – $0 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo per diem · both | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | $0 – $0 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both | $9 | $9 | — | — | — | $9 – $9 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both | $9 | $9 | — | — | — | $9 – $9 |
| 7 | Caresource caresource medicaid fee schedule · both | $11 | $11 | — | — | — | $11 – $11 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both | $11 | $11 | — | — | 1–10 | $11 – $11 |
| 9 | Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange fee schedule · both | $22 | $22 | — | — | 1–10 | $22 – $22 |
| 10 | Cigna cigna fee schedule · both | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both | $40 | $40 | — | — | — | $40 – $40 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina fee schedule · both | $41 | $41 | — | — | — | $41 – $41 |
| 13 | Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $200 | $200 | — | — | — | $200 – $200 |
| 14 | MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $221 | $221 | — | — | — | $221 – $221 |
| 15 | Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $221 | $221 | — | — | — | $221 – $221 |
| 16 | Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $372 | $372 | — | — | — | $372 – $372 |
| 17 | First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $427 | $427 | — | — | — | $427 – $427 |
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
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