Critical care, first hour of physician time 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 Critical Care 30-74min

Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $1.8k is 48% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 65% of the 2,559 hospitals reporting CPT 99291. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 99291 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	$531.81	$531.81	$531.81 – $531.81
2	Caresource caresource medicaid case rate · both	$725.00	$725.00	$725.00 – $725.00
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina fee schedule · both	$1,007	$1,007	$1,007 – $1,007
4	Anthem anthem pathway case rate · both	$1,132	$1,132	$1,132 – $1,132
5	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange per diem · both	$1,393	$1,393	$1,393 – $1,393
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both	$1,564	$1,564	$1,564 – $1,564
7	Aetna aetna hmo case rate · both	$1,765	$1,765	$1,765 – $1,765
8	Aetna aetna ppo case rate · both	$1,765	$1,765	$1,765 – $1,765
9	Cigna cigna case rate · both	$1,833	$1,833	$1,833 – $1,833
10	Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1,869	$1,869	$1,869 – $1,869
11	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2,064	$2,064	$2,064 – $2,064
12	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2,064	$2,064	$2,064 – $2,064
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo case rate · both	$2,113	$2,113	$2,113 – $2,113
14	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare per diem · both	$2,143	$2,143	$2,143 – $2,143
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo case rate · both	$2,326	$2,326	$2,326 – $2,326
16	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$3,472	$3,472	$3,472 – $3,472
17	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$3,988	$3,988	$3,988 – $3,988

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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