RC 312

Histology laboratory tissue examination at Piedmont Augusta

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Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $76 is 55% below the median hospital's median price ($167), higher than 13% of the 1,628 hospitals reporting RC 312. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting RC 312 at Piedmont Augusta

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 31 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	Aetna aetna hmo case rate · both	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
2	Aetna aetna ppo case rate · both	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
3	Anthem anthem pathway per diem · both	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo per diem · both	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$0	$0	$0	38%	—	$0 – $1
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1	$1	$0	42%	4–40	$0 – $1
7	Anthem anthem pathway percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1	$1	$0	41%	—	$0 – $1
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1	$1	$1	49%	2–20	$1 – $2
9	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$41	$40	$1	2%	—	$39 – $41
10	Caresource caresource medicaid fee schedule · both	$43	$61	$48	80%	36–108	$4 – $235
11	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$63	$62	$1	2%	—	$61 – $63
12	Cigna cigna percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$71	$70	$1	2%	—	$68 – $71
13	Aetna aetna hmo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$76	$75	$1	2%	—	$73 – $76
14	Aetna aetna ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$76	$75	$1	2%	—	$73 – $76
15	Anthem anthem pathway fee schedule · both	$80	$80	—	—	—	$80 – $80
16	Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$34	$82	$165	202%	58–148	$1 – $1.3k
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina fee schedule · both	$68	$99	$64	65%	—	$19 – $241
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo fee schedule · both	$120	$120	—	—	—	$120 – $120
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$104	$125	$102	81%	89–143	$13 – $436
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both	$107	$137	$111	81%	—	$38 – $495
21	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$146	$164	$177	108%	—	$8 – $737
22	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$146	$164	$177	108%	—	$8 – $737
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$33	$175	$364	207%	212–248	$31 – $2.5k
24	Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$98	$220	$404	184%	—	$40 – $3.2k
25	Cigna cigna fee schedule · both	$188	$236	$195	83%	—	$19 – $899

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