RC 483

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at Piedmont Augusta

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC Echo 2d WO Spect/Color Complt W Contr

Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $861 is 9% above the median hospital's median price ($792), higher than 59% of the 1,892 hospitals reporting RC 483. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting RC 483 at Piedmont Augusta

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 21 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 fee schedule · both	$245	$203	$92	45%	6–60	$38 – $333
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$369	$306	$139	45%	11–110	$56 – $501
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo fee schedule · both	$370	$307	$139	45%	53–98	$57 – $503
4	Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$506	$452	$258	57%	52–142	$75 – $936
5	Caresource caresource medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$735	$657	$375	57%	17–53	$109 – $1.4k
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both	$514	$663	$364	55%	—	$298 – $1.4k
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$946	$880	$538	61%	24–78	$145 – $1.8k
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina fee schedule · both	$1.2k	$971	$395	41%	—	$417 – $1.3k
9	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.1k	$627	57%	2–20	$182 – $2.3k
10	Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.1k	$636	57%	—	$184 – $2.3k
11	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.4k	$1.2k	$702	57%	—	$203 – $2.5k
12	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.4k	$1.2k	$702	57%	—	$203 – $2.5k
13	Anthem anthem pathway percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.3k	$1.3k	—	—	52	$1.3k – $1.3k
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2.3k	$1.7k	$930	56%	98–107	$354 – $2.3k
15	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.9k	$1.7k	$965	57%	298–352	$280 – $3.5k
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2.3k	$1.7k	$881	52%	242–251	$458 – $2.3k
17	Cigna cigna percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2.1k	$1.9k	$1.1k	57%	29–65	$314 – $3.9k
18	Aetna aetna hmo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2.3k	$2.0k	$1.2k	57%	111–192	$337 – $4.2k
19	Aetna aetna ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2.3k	$2.0k	$1.2k	57%	17–53	$337 – $4.2k
20	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2.3k	$2.1k	$1.2k	57%	2–20	$342 – $4.3k
21	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2.7k	$2.4k	$1.4k	57%	2–20	$393 – $4.9k

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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