Fine needle aspiration cytopathology evaluation 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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HC Cytpath Fna I&R

Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $185 is 72% above the median hospital's median price ($107), higher than 74% of the 2,508 hospitals reporting CPT 88173. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88173 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	Caresource caresource medicaid fee schedule · both	$30	$30	—	—	—	$30 – $30
2	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$46	$46	—	—	—	$46 – $46
3	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$46	$46	—	—	—	$46 – $46
4	Anthem anthem pathway fee schedule · both	$68	$68	—	—	—	$68 – $68
5	Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$87	$87	—	—	—	$87 – $87
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$102	$102	—	—	1–10	$102 – $102
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo fee schedule · both	$103	$103	—	—	1–10	$103 – $103
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina fee schedule · both	$170	$170	—	—	—	$170 – $170
10	Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$215	$215	—	—	—	$215 – $215
11	Cigna cigna fee schedule · both	$219	$219	—	—	—	$219 – $219
12	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$237	$237	—	—	—	$237 – $237
13	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$237	$237	—	—	—	$237 – $237
14	Aetna aetna hmo fee schedule · both	$249	$249	—	—	—	$249 – $249
15	Aetna aetna ppo fee schedule · both	$249	$249	—	—	—	$249 – $249
16	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$399	$399	—	—	—	$399 – $399
17	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$459	$459	—	—	—	$459 – $459

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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