Pathologist examination of tissue sample at Piedmont Macon

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

Original text from hospital filings

HC Surg Path Gross Micro Level 2

Macon, GA

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Piedmont Macon’s median price of $63 is 11% above the median hospital's median price ($57), higher than 55% of the 2,533 hospitals reporting CPT 88302. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88302 at Piedmont Macon

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	Anthem anthem pathway per diem · both	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo per diem · both	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
3	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$26	$26	—	—	—	$26 – $26
4	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$26	$26	—	—	—	$26 – $26
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$29	$29	—	—	—	$29 – $29
6	Caresource caresource medicaid fee schedule · both	$32	$32	—	—	1–10	$32 – $32
7	Cigna cigna fee schedule · both	$59	$59	—	—	—	$59 – $59
8	Aetna aetna hmo fee schedule · both	$72	$72	—	—	—	$72 – $72
9	Aetna aetna ppo fee schedule · both	$72	$72	—	—	—	$72 – $72
10	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$226	$226	—	—	—	$226 – $226
11	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$264	$264	—	—	—	$264 – $264
12	Beechstreet beechstreet percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$301	$301	—	—	—	$301 – $301
13	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$339	$339	—	—	—	$339 – $339

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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