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PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Augusta, GA
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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $12.2k is 2% above the median hospital's median price ($12.0k), higher than 52% of the 2,313 hospitals reporting MS-DRG 189. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 23 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 | Humana humana medicare advantage other · inpatient | $9,072 | $9,072 | $9,072 – $9,072 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage other · inpatient | $9,073 | $9,073 | $9,073 – $9,073 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicare advantage georgia other · inpatient | $9,073 | $9,073 | $9,073 – $9,073 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicare advantage south carolina other · inpatient | $9,073 | $9,073 | $9,073 – $9,073 |
| 5 | Kaiser kaiser medicare advantage other · inpatient | $9,345 | $9,345 | $9,345 – $9,345 |
| 6 | WellCare wellcare medicare advantage other · inpatient | $9,345 | $9,345 | $9,345 – $9,345 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage other · inpatient | $9,481 | $9,481 | $9,481 – $9,481 |
| 8 | Clover clover health medicare advantage other · inpatient | $9,617 | $9,617 | $9,617 – $9,617 |
| 9 | Caresource caresource medicare advantage other · inpatient | $9,708 | $9,708 | $9,708 – $9,708 |
| 10 | Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange case rate · inpatient | $9,793 | $9,793 | $9,793 – $9,793 |
| 11 | Anthem anthem pathway case rate · inpatient | $12,204 | $12,204 | $12,204 – $12,204 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp case rate · inpatient | $13,867 | $13,867 | $13,867 – $13,867 |
| 13 | Ambetter ambetter other · inpatient | $15,352 | $15,352 | $15,352 – $15,352 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange other · inpatient | $15,992 | $15,992 | $15,992 – $15,992 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina case rate · inpatient | $16,880 | $16,880 | $16,880 – $16,880 |
| 16 | Aetna aetna hmo other · inpatient | $18,374 | $18,374 | $18,374 – $18,374 |
| 17 | Aetna aetna ppo other · inpatient | $18,374 | $18,374 | $18,374 – $18,374 |
| 18 | Caresource caresource marketplace other · inpatient | $19,539 | $19,539 | $19,539 – $19,539 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare other · inpatient | $24,604 | $24,604 | $24,604 – $24,604 |
| 20 | First Health first health fee schedule · inpatient | $26,178 | $26,178 | $26,178 – $26,178 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo case rate · inpatient | $26,188 | $26,188 | $26,188 – $26,188 |
| 22 | Cigna cigna other · inpatient | $27,881 | $27,881 | $27,881 – $27,881 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo case rate · inpatient | $29,259 | $29,259 | $29,259 – $29,259 |
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
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