Complex stain smear for microscopic examination 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 Trichrome Stain O&P

Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $50 is 91% above the median hospital's median price ($26), higher than 75% of the 2,507 hospitals reporting CPT 87209. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87209 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	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$0	$0	—	—	1–10	$0 – $0
4	Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange fee schedule · both	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
5	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$16	$16	—	—	—	$16 – $16
6	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$16	$16	—	—	—	$16 – $16
7	Caresource caresource medicaid fee schedule · both	$19	$19	—	—	1–10	$19 – $19
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$20	$20	—	—	1–10	$20 – $20
9	Cigna cigna fee schedule · both	$40	$40	—	—	—	$40 – $40
10	Aetna aetna hmo fee schedule · both	$60	$60	—	—	—	$60 – $60
11	Aetna aetna ppo fee schedule · both	$60	$60	—	—	—	$60 – $60
12	Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$89	$89	—	—	—	$89 – $89
13	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$99	$99	—	—	—	$99 – $99
14	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$99	$99	—	—	—	$99 – $99
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$112	$112	—	—	1–10	$112 – $112
16	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$166	$166	—	—	—	$166 – $166
17	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$191	$191	—	—	—	$191 – $191

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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