Surgical pathology tissue examination, level VI at Piedmont Newton

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 6

Covington, GA

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Piedmont Newton’s median price of $737 is 5% below the median hospital's median price ($774), higher than 44% of the 2,448 hospitals reporting CPT 88309. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88309 at Piedmont Newton

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 14 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	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo per diem · both	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
2	Caresource caresource medicaid fee schedule · both	$95	$95	—	—	1–10	$95 – $95
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$382	$382	—	—	—	$382 – $382
4	Cigna cigna connect fee schedule · both	$460	$460	—	—	—	$460 – $460
5	Cigna cigna fee schedule · both	$643	$643	—	—	—	$643 – $643
6	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$737	$737	—	—	—	$737 – $737
7	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$737	$737	—	—	—	$737 – $737
8	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$791	$791	—	—	—	$791 – $791
9	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$847	$847	—	—	—	$847 – $847
10	Aetna aetna hmo fee schedule · both	$922	$922	—	—	—	$922 – $922
11	Aetna aetna ppo fee schedule · both	$922	$922	—	—	—	$922 – $922
12	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$926	$926	—	—	—	$926 – $926
13	Beechstreet beechstreet percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$960	$960	—	—	—	$960 – $960
14	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$960	$960	—	—	—	$960 – $960

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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