Surgical pathology tissue examination, level III 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 3

Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $86 is 11% above the median hospital's median price ($77), higher than 56% of the 2,611 hospitals reporting CPT 88304. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88304 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	Caresource caresource medicaid fee schedule · both	$20	$20	—	—	12	$20 – $20
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$35	$35	—	—	1–10	$35 – $35
5	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$46	$46	—	—	—	$46 – $46
6	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$46	$46	—	—	—	$46 – $46
7	Cigna cigna fee schedule · both	$70	$70	—	—	—	$70 – $70
8	Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$80	$80	—	—	1–10	$80 – $80
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both	$83	$83	—	—	—	$83 – $83
10	Aetna aetna hmo fee schedule · both	$90	$90	—	—	—	$90 – $90
11	Aetna aetna ppo fee schedule · both	$90	$90	—	—	—	$90 – $90
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina fee schedule · both	$136	$136	—	—	—	$136 – $136
13	Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$197	$197	—	—	—	$197 – $197
14	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$218	$218	—	—	—	$218 – $218
15	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$218	$218	—	—	—	$218 – $218
16	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$366	$366	—	—	—	$366 – $366
17	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$421	$421	—	—	—	$421 – $421

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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