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.
Original text from hospital filings
HC Surg Path Gross Micro Level 4
Augusta, GA
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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $174 is 100% above the median hospital's median price ($87), higher than 75% of the 2,557 hospitals reporting CPT 88305. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 18 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 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 – $0.01 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo per diem · both | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 – $0.01 |
| 3 | Caresource caresource medicaid fee schedule · both | $31.90 | $31.90 | $31.90 – $31.90 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both | $38.20 | $93.54 | $38.20 – $204.21 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both | $46.47 | $133.72 | $46.47 – $308.23 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both | $46.47 | $133.72 | $46.47 – $308.23 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina fee schedule · both | $173.68 | $173.68 | $173.68 – $173.68 |
| 8 | Cigna cigna fee schedule · both | $78.21 | $192.24 | $78.21 – $420.31 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both | $107.45 | $210.84 | $107.45 – $417.61 |
| 10 | Aetna aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $96.06 | $225.86 | $96.06 – $485.45 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $96.06 | $225.86 | $96.06 – $485.45 |
| 12 | Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $120.81 | $501.11 | $66.97 – $1,316 |
| 13 | Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $297.11 | $1,232 | $164.70 – $3,235 |
| 14 | MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $328.13 | $1,361 | $181.90 – $3,573 |
| 15 | Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $328.13 | $1,361 | $181.90 – $3,573 |
| 16 | Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $551.86 | $2,289 | $305.92 – $6,009 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,542 | $2,542 | $2,542 – $2,542 |
| 18 | First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $633.89 | $2,629 | $351.39 – $6,903 |
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
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