Surgical pathology, gross examination, level I 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 Surg Path Gross Only Level 1

Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $36 is 3% below the median hospital's median price ($37), higher than 48% of the 2,517 hospitals reporting CPT 88300. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88300 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 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
3	Caresource caresource medicaid fee schedule · both	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
5	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$26	$26	—	—	—	$26 – $26
6	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$26	$26	—	—	—	$26 – $26
7	Cigna cigna fee schedule · both	$26	$26	—	—	—	$26 – $26
8	Aetna aetna hmo fee schedule · both	$34	$34	—	—	—	$34 – $34
9	Aetna aetna ppo fee schedule · both	$34	$34	—	—	—	$34 – $34
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
11	Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina fee schedule · both	$51	$51	—	—	—	$51 – $51
13	Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$96	$96	—	—	—	$96 – $96
14	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$106	$106	—	—	—	$106 – $106
15	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$106	$106	—	—	—	$106 – $106
16	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$179	$179	—	—	—	$179 – $179
17	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$206	$206	—	—	—	$206 – $206

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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