Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay 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 Infect Ag Ia Sars/Corona

Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $57 is 43% above the median hospital's median price ($40), higher than 74% of the 2,151 hospitals reporting CPT 87426. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87426 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 fee schedule · both	$26	$26	—	—	—	$26 – $26
2	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$32	$32	—	—	—	$32 – $32
3	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$32	$32	—	—	—	$32 – $32
4	Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$33	$33	—	—	—	$33 – $33
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina fee schedule · both	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
7	Caresource caresource medicaid fee schedule · both	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo fee schedule · both	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
10	Cigna cigna fee schedule · both	$78	$78	—	—	—	$78 – $78
11	Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$82	$82	—	—	—	$82 – $82
12	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$90	$90	—	—	—	$90 – $90
13	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$90	$90	—	—	—	$90 – $90
14	Aetna aetna hmo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$150	$150	—	—	—	$150 – $150
15	Aetna aetna ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$150	$150	—	—	—	$150 – $150
16	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$152	$152	—	—	—	$152 – $152
17	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$174	$174	—	—	—	$174 – $174

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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