COVID-19 real-time PCR diagnostic test at Piedmont Newton

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Generated: October 20, 2026

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HC Sars-Cov-2

Covington, GA

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Piedmont Newton’s median price of $114 is 206% above the median hospital's median price ($37), higher than 97% of the 1,478 hospitals reporting HCPCS U0001. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS U0001 at Piedmont Newton

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	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$32	$32	—	—	—	$32 – $32
2	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$32	$32	—	—	—	$32 – $32
3	Caresource caresource medicaid fee schedule · both	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo fee schedule · both	$46	$46	—	—	—	$46 – $46
5	Cigna cigna connect fee schedule · both	$57	$57	—	—	—	$57 – $57
6	Cigna cigna fee schedule · both	$79	$79	—	—	—	$79 – $79
7	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$148	$148	—	—	—	$148 – $148
8	Aetna aetna hmo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$155	$155	—	—	—	$155 – $155
9	Aetna aetna ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$155	$155	—	—	—	$155 – $155
10	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$159	$159	—	—	—	$159 – $159
11	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$174	$174	—	—	—	$174 – $174
12	Beechstreet beechstreet percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$180	$180	—	—	—	$180 – $180
13	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$180	$180	—	—	—	$180 – $180

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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