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HC Pet Brain Perfsn Eval
Macon, GA
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Piedmont Macon’s median price of $4.5k is 347% above the median hospital's median price ($1.0k), higher than 88% of the 1,136 hospitals reporting CPT 78609. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 13 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 | Caresource caresource medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $478 | $478 | — | — | — | $478 – $478 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 3 | Anthem anthem pathway per diem · both | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | — | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 4 | Cigna cigna per diem · both | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 5 | Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | — | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4.5k | $4.5k | — | — | — | $4.5k – $4.5k |
| 7 | First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 8 | Beechstreet beechstreet percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo per diem · both | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
| 10 | MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $6.3k | $6.3k | — | — | — | $6.3k – $6.3k |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo per diem · both | $6.3k | $6.3k | — | — | — | $6.3k – $6.3k |
| 12 | Aetna aetna hmo per diem · both | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 13 | Aetna aetna ppo per diem · both | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
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