Staph aureus DNA test 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 Nuc Acid Staph a Amplified

Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $64 is 51% above the median hospital's median price ($42), higher than 68% of the 1,877 hospitals reporting CPT 87640. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87640 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	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	Caresource caresource medicaid fee schedule · both	$29	$29	—	—	—	$29 – $29
6	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$32	$32	—	—	—	$32 – $32
7	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$32	$32	—	—	—	$32 – $32
8	Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$73	$73	—	—	—	$73 – $73
11	Cigna cigna fee schedule · both	$77	$77	—	—	—	$77 – $77
12	Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$92	$92	—	—	—	$92 – $92
13	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$102	$102	—	—	—	$102 – $102
14	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$102	$102	—	—	—	$102 – $102
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$116	$116	—	—	—	$116 – $116
16	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$172	$172	—	—	—	$172 – $172
17	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$197	$197	—	—	—	$197 – $197

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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