Emergency department visit 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 ED Visit Level 1

Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $613 is 326% above the median hospital's median price ($144), higher than 93% of the 2,608 hospitals reporting CPT 99281. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 99281 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	Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange fee schedule · both	$84	$84	—	—	—	$84 – $84
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina fee schedule · both	$160	$160	—	—	—	$160 – $160
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both	$169	$169	—	—	—	$169 – $169
4	Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$307	$307	—	—	—	$307 – $307
5	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$339	$339	—	—	—	$339 – $339
6	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$339	$339	—	—	—	$339 – $339
7	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$570	$570	—	—	—	$570 – $570
8	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$655	$655	—	—	—	$655 – $655
9	Caresource caresource medicaid case rate · both	$725	$725	—	—	—	$725 – $725
10	Aetna aetna hmo case rate · both	$771	$771	—	—	—	$771 – $771
11	Aetna aetna ppo case rate · both	$771	$771	—	—	—	$771 – $771
12	Anthem anthem pathway case rate · both	$771	$771	—	—	—	$771 – $771
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo case rate · both	$771	$771	—	—	—	$771 – $771
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo case rate · both	$771	$771	—	—	—	$771 – $771
15	Cigna cigna case rate · both	$771	$771	—	—	—	$771 – $771
16	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare per diem · both	$771	$771	—	—	—	$771 – $771
17	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange per diem · both	$771	$771	—	—	—	$771 – $771

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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