Special stains for tissue sample, group 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

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HC Special Stain Group 1

Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $121 is 34% above the median hospital's median price ($90), higher than 67% of the 2,602 hospitals reporting CPT 88312. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88312 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	$23	$23	—	—	2–20	$23 – $23
4	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$46	$46	—	—	—	$46 – $46
5	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$46	$46	—	—	—	$46 – $46
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both	$51	$51	—	—	—	$51 – $51
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina fee schedule · both	$57	$57	—	—	—	$57 – $57
8	Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$64	$64	—	—	2–20	$64 – $64
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$95	$95	—	—	2–20	$95 – $95
10	Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$158	$158	—	—	—	$158 – $158
11	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$174	$174	—	—	—	$174 – $174
12	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$174	$174	—	—	—	$174 – $174
13	Cigna cigna fee schedule · both	$191	$191	—	—	—	$191 – $191
14	Aetna aetna hmo fee schedule · both	$237	$237	—	—	—	$237 – $237
15	Aetna aetna ppo fee schedule · both	$237	$237	—	—	—	$237 – $237
16	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$293	$293	—	—	—	$293 – $293
17	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$337	$337	—	—	—	$337 – $337

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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