Pathologist examination of tissue sample 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 Micro Level 2

Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $72 is 28% above the median hospital's median price ($57), higher than 61% of the 2,533 hospitals reporting CPT 88302. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88302 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	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$26	$26	—	—	—	$26 – $26
4	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$26	$26	—	—	—	$26 – $26
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$29	$29	—	—	1–10	$29 – $29
6	Caresource caresource medicaid fee schedule · both	$32	$32	—	—	—	$32 – $32
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both	$51	$51	—	—	—	$51 – $51
8	Cigna cigna fee schedule · both	$59	$59	—	—	—	$59 – $59
9	Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$61	$61	—	—	—	$61 – $61
10	Aetna aetna hmo fee schedule · both	$72	$72	—	—	—	$72 – $72
11	Aetna aetna ppo fee schedule · both	$72	$72	—	—	—	$72 – $72
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina fee schedule · both	$87	$87	—	—	—	$87 – $87
13	Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$150	$150	—	—	—	$150 – $150
14	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$166	$166	—	—	—	$166 – $166
15	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$166	$166	—	—	—	$166 – $166
16	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$279	$279	—	—	—	$279 – $279
17	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$320	$320	—	—	—	$320 – $320

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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