Surgical pathology tissue examination, level VI 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 6

Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $434 is 44% below the median hospital's median price ($774), higher than 22% of the 2,448 hospitals reporting CPT 88309. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88309 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	$95	$95	—	—	—	$95 – $95
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both	$168	$168	—	—	—	$168 – $168
5	Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina fee schedule · both	$241	$241	—	—	—	$241 – $241
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$324	$324	—	—	—	$324 – $324
8	Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$450	$450	—	—	—	$450 – $450
9	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$497	$497	—	—	—	$497 – $497
10	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$497	$497	—	—	—	$497 – $497
11	Cigna cigna fee schedule · both	$643	$643	—	—	—	$643 – $643
12	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$737	$737	—	—	—	$737 – $737
13	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$737	$737	—	—	—	$737 – $737
14	Aetna aetna hmo fee schedule · both	$822	$822	—	—	—	$822 – $822
15	Aetna aetna ppo fee schedule · both	$822	$822	—	—	—	$822 – $822
16	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$836	$836	—	—	—	$836 – $836
17	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$960	$960	—	—	—	$960 – $960

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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