# Special tissue stain, first test in GA

Billing code `88342`. Prices for this code at 103 hospitals in GA, taken from the machine-readable standard charge files each hospital is required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50).

Source page: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/special-tissue-stain-first-test

HC IMHISTOCHEM/CYTCHM INIT ANTIBODY STAIN PROCEDURE - BUNDLED CHARGE

## Before quoting any figure below

- **Hospital charges only.** The surgeon, anaesthetist, radiologist and pathologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file, by construction. Every figure below is part of a total, never the total.
- **A negotiated rate is not a bill.** It is what a hospital and an insurer agreed. What a patient owes depends on their deductible, coinsurance and out-of-pocket maximum.
- **Each hospital's figure is a median across its own plans.** The spread inside one hospital is often wider than the gap between two of them.
- **"not mentioned" is not $0.** It means this hospital's file does not label a row that way. Silence is not a statement that the charge does not exist.
- **A hospital absent from the table says nothing about its prices.** It may publish this code under a revenue or drug code this site cannot map to a procedure.

A procedure code is billed twice -- once by the hospital for its own costs, once by the doctor for their work -- and hospitals publish different sides of that split under the same code. Of the hospitals here, 42 publish a facility charge; 8 publish both, mixed together; 53 do not label which half the figure is.

## Typical price

|  | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cheapest tenth | $100 |
| Typical | $167 |
| Dearest tenth | $315 |

The cheapest and dearest tenth are the hospitals a tenth of the way in from each end, not the single cheapest and dearest. Every hospital, including both extremes, is in the table below.

That is a 3-fold difference for the same billing code -- a gap between hospitals, not between treatments.

## Every hospital publishing this code

| Hospital | Where | CMS rating | Typical | Facility charge | Physician fee | Self-pay | Lowest | Highest | Plans on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Regional Hospital | HAWKINSVILLE | not rated | $28 | $28 | not mentioned | $149 | $15 | $60 | 10 |
| Blue Ridge Medical Center | BLUE RIDGE | not rated | $33 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $236 | $4 | $393 | 892 |
| St Mary's Hospital | ATHENS | 1/5 | see split | $506 | $32 | $9,391 | $18 | $9,990 | 1,928 |
| Jefferson Hospital | LOUISVILLE | not rated | $69 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $61 | $45 | $95 | 20 |
| Putnam General Hospital | EATONTON | not rated | $72 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $40 | $39 | $99 | 13 |
| Effingham Health System | SPRINGFIELD | not rated | $73 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $106 | $46 | $154 | 15 |
| St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital | GREENSBORO | 4/5 | $74 | $74 | not mentioned | $68 | $20 | $94 | 224 |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | BYRON | 1/5 | see split | $83 | $79 | $64 | $27 | $223 | 86 |
| Stephens County Hospital | TOCCOA | 2/5 | $86 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $335 | $68 | $502 | 50 |
| Jeff Davis Hospital | HAZLEHURST | not rated | $89 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $91 | $44 | $200 | 19 |
| Candler County Hospital | METTER | not rated | $100 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $33 | $199 | 32 |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center | DOUGLAS | 3/5 | see split | $160 | $89 | $317 | $37 | $443 | 151 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | MACON | 2/5 | see split | $167 | $75 | $117 | $15 | $242 | 91 |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | MILLEDGEVILLE | 2/5 | see split | $209 | $71 | $140 | $32 | $237 | 85 |
| Hamilton Medical Center | DALTON | 3/5 | $101 | $101 | not mentioned | $319 | $63 | $116 | 3 |
| NGMC Barrow | WINDER | 4/5 | $109 | $109 | not mentioned | $592 | $31 | $179 | 12 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center | GAINESVILLE | 3/5 | $109 | $109 | not mentioned | $592 | $31 | $176 | 12 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin | DAHLONEGA | 5/5 | $109 | $109 | not mentioned | $592 | $31 | $186 | 12 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | DEMOREST | 3/5 | $109 | $109 | not mentioned | $592 | $31 | $157 | 12 |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center | SAVANNAH | 1/5 | $112 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $561 | $9 | $505 | 80 |
| Evans Memorial Hospital | CLAXTON | not rated | $124 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $34 | $208 | 13 |
| Appling Healthcare | BAXLEY | not rated | $126 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $110 | $88 | $207 | 10 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | VIDALIA | 5/5 | $128 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $382 | $41 | $440 | 72 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | LITHONIA | 1/5 | $144 | $144 | not mentioned | $370 | $53 | $362 | 16 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | DECATUR | 2/5 | $144 | $144 | not mentioned | $370 | $53 | $362 | 17 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $144 | $144 | not mentioned | $370 | $53 | $367 | 17 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | ATLANTA | 2/5 | $144 | $144 | not mentioned | $370 | $53 | $367 | 17 |
| Emory University Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $144 | $144 | not mentioned | $370 | $53 | $362 | 17 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | JOHNS CREEK | 4/5 | $144 | $144 | not mentioned | $370 | $53 | $367 | 17 |
| Dodge County Hospital | EASTMAN | not rated | $149 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $33 | $443 | 22 |
| Optim Medical Center - Screven | SYLVANIA | not rated | $151 | $151 | not mentioned | $232 | $149 | $224 | 6 |
| Dorminy Medical Center | FITZGERALD | not rated | $151 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $86 | $98 | $163 | 27 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus | SAINT MARYS | 4/5 | $151 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $72 | $213 | 32 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | BRUNSWICK | 2/5 | $151 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $72 | $213 | 32 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center | CEDARTOWN | not rated | $152 | $152 | not mentioned | not published | $72 | $169 | 4 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | COLUMBUS | 3/5 | $152 | $152 | not mentioned | not published | $44 | $373 | 11 |
| SGMC Health Lanier | LAKELAND | not rated | $152 | $152 | not mentioned | $481 | $149 | $224 | 6 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | WARNER ROBINS | 2/5 | $153 | $153 | not mentioned | $659 | $53 | $324 | 12 |
| Emanuel Medical Center | SWAINSBORO | 4/5 | $154 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $154 | $36 | $205 | 15 |
| Southwell Medical, a Campus of TRMC | ADEL | not rated | see split | $156 | $134 | $214 | $5 | $428 | 276 |
| Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | AMERICUS | 3/5 | $157 | $157 | not mentioned | not published | $149 | $261 | 7 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside | COLUMBUS | 5/5 | $159 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $230 | $18 | $652 | 17 |
| Bacon County Hospital | ALMA | not rated | $159 | $159 | not mentioned | $246 | $73 | $228 | 12 |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | TIFTON | 3/5 | see split | $159 | $144 | $214 | $5 | $428 | 138 |
| Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia | RINGGOLD | 3/5 | $162 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $207 | $75 | $567 | 52 |
| WellStar Sylvan Grove Medical Center | JACKSON | not rated | $162 | $162 | not mentioned | $482 | $41 | $611 | 6 |
| WellStar MCG Health, Affiliated with Med Col | AUGUSTA | 1/5 | $162 | $162 | not mentioned | $482 | $29 | $543 | 19 |
| AdventHealth Murray | CHATSWORTH | 5/5 | $162 | $162 | not mentioned | $963 | $147 | $314 | 7 |
| SGMC Health | VALDOSTA | 2/5 | $163 | $163 | not mentioned | $481 | $118 | $193 | 8 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $166 | $166 | not mentioned | $459 | $149 | $406 | 11 |
| Candler Hospital | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $166 | $166 | not mentioned | $459 | $149 | $406 | 11 |
| Union General Hospital | BLAIRSVILLE | 3/5 | $167 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $228 | $65 | $388 | 36 |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | RIVERDALE | 1/5 | $170 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $170 | $37 | $355 | 43 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | ALBANY | 2/5 | $172 | $172 | not mentioned | not published | $164 | $287 | 7 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | CARROLLTON | 2/5 | $175 | $175 | not mentioned | $410 | $170 | $187 | 30 |
| AdventHealth Redmond | ROME | 4/5 | $177 | $177 | not mentioned | $1,964 | $56 | $492 | 12 |
| WellStar West Georgia Medical Center | LAGRANGE | 5/5 | $178 | $178 | not mentioned | $482 | $41 | $652 | 14 |
| AdventHealth Gordon | CALHOUN | 3/5 | $178 | $178 | not mentioned | $963 | $147 | $343 | 9 |
| SGMC Berrien Campus | NASHVILLE | not rated | $178 | $178 | not mentioned | $481 | $149 | $223 | 6 |
| Memorial Satilla Health | WAYCROSS | 3/5 | $179 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,454 | $82 | $2,209 | 51 |
| WellStar Douglas Medical Center | DOUGLASVILLE | 3/5 | $180 | $180 | not mentioned | $482 | $41 | $651 | 13 |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center | SANDERSVILLE | not rated | $181 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $258 | $50 | $429 | 50 |
| WellStar Spalding Medical Center | GRIFFIN | 2/5 | $181 | $181 | not mentioned | $482 | $41 | $651 | 14 |
| WellStar Paulding Medical Center | HIRAM | 4/5 | $182 | $182 | not mentioned | $482 | $41 | $650 | 13 |
| WellStar Cobb Medical Center | AUSTELL | 3/5 | $182 | $182 | not mentioned | $482 | $41 | $675 | 13 |
| WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | MARIETTA | 4/5 | $182 | $182 | not mentioned | $482 | $41 | $650 | 13 |
| WellStar North Fulton Medical Center | ROSWELL | 2/5 | $182 | $182 | not mentioned | $482 | $41 | $659 | 13 |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | MOULTRIE | 4/5 | $187 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $412 | $34 | $412 | 336 |
| Piedmont Newton Hospital | COVINGTON | 3/5 | $197 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $230 | $16 | $652 | 16 |
| Piedmont Macon North Hospital | MACON | 4/5 | $210 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $230 | $38 | $690 | 15 |
| Coliseum Medical Centers | MACON | 3/5 | $210 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $230 | $38 | $690 | 15 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital | NEWNAN | 4/5 | $210 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $230 | $16 | $713 | 17 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | ATHENS | 4/5 | $210 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $230 | $16 | $629 | 16 |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center | CARTERSVILLE | 3/5 | $210 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $230 | $38 | $690 | 16 |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | AUGUSTA | 2/5 | $210 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $230 | $16 | $690 | 20 |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital | STOCKBRIDGE | 2/5 | $213 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $230 | $16 | $652 | 17 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | FAYETTEVILLE | 3/5 | $213 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $230 | $37 | $652 | 17 |
| Piedmont Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $213 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $230 | $37 | $652 | 17 |
| Piedmont Rockdale Hospital | CONYERS | 3/5 | $213 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $230 | $38 | $575 | 17 |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center | SNELLVILLE | 2/5 | $213 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $230 | $38 | $690 | 16 |
| Monroe County Hospital | FORSYTH | not rated | $224 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $108 | $73 | $542 | 50 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | VILLA RICA | 3/5 | $243 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $268 | $97 | $415 | 15 |
| Crisp Regional Hospital | CORDELE | 2/5 | $250 | $250 | not mentioned | $190 | $207 | $270 | 6 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | CANTON | 4/5 | $257 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $518 | $28 | $691 | 645 |
| Northside Hospital | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $257 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $518 | $28 | $691 | 640 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | CUMMING | 4/5 | $257 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $518 | $28 | $691 | 635 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center | STATESBORO | 3/5 | $265 | $265 | not mentioned | $343 | $37 | $900 | 49 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | LAWRENCEVILLE | 3/5 | $272 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $518 | $22 | $691 | 680 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | DULUTH | 4/5 | $272 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $518 | $22 | $691 | 680 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | COLUMBUS | 2/5 | $273 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $230 | $18 | $652 | 18 |
| University Mcduffie County Regional Medical Center | THOMSON | not rated | $295 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $230 | $37 | $690 | 16 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | ROME | 2/5 | $308 | $308 | not mentioned | $521 | $72 | $886 | 38 |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor | BAINBRIDGE | 1/5 | $317 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $368 | $72 | $500 | 24 |
| Doctors Hospital | AUGUSTA | 3/5 | $326 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,841 | $17 | $1,657 | 1,409 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | ATLANTA | 2/5 | see split | $470 | $64 | $811 | $33 | $649 | 338 |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | JESUP | 3/5 | $373 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $244 | $301 | $440 | 17 |
| Fairview Park Hospital | DUBLIN | 4/5 | $387 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $3,360 | $24 | $3,024 | 259 |
| Piedmont Walton Hospital | MONROE | 4/5 | $447 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $230 | $37 | $690 | 14 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital | JASPER | 4/5 | $447 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $230 | $37 | $652 | 14 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite | ATLANTA | not rated | $555 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $841 | $80 | $841 | 84 |
| Athur M Blank Hospital | ATLANTA | not rated | $555 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $841 | $80 | $841 | 84 |
| Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center | LAVONIA | 3/5 | $821 | $821 | not mentioned | $206 | $33 | $821 | 240 |
| Donalsonville Hospital | DONALSONVILLE | not rated | $974 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $974 | $130 | $974 | 7 |

## Self-pay

Self-pay is what the hospital charges someone paying themselves rather than through insurance. Paying self-pay usually does not count toward a deductible, so it can cost less for one service and more across a year. Every other figure here is what an insurer pays, not what a patient would.

At 15 of the 94 hospitals here that publish a self-pay price it is LOWER than what that same hospital typically accepts from an insurer; at the other 79 it is higher.

## The doctor's side, roughly

Nationally, Medicare allows about $34 for the clinician who performs or reads this service, across 9,578 billing providers in 2024. That is a separate bill from everything above and is NOT added to any figure on this page -- it is here to show the rough size of what a hospital price leaves out.

7 of these 103 hospitals have not published an updated price file in over a year, or do not say when they last did. Hospitals are required to update at least annually, so those figures may not reflect what they charge now: Jefferson Hospital, Jeff Davis Hospital, Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus, Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus, Monroe County Hospital, Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica, Donalsonville Hospital.

## Others in lab & pathology

- [Complete blood count (CBC) with differential](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/complete-blood-count-cbc-with-differential) -- 114 hospitals, typically $16
- [Lipid panel (cholesterol)](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/lipid-panel-cholesterol) -- 114 hospitals, typically $27
- [Vitamin D level](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/vitamin-d-level) -- 114 hospitals, typically $53
- [Vitamin B12](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/vitamin-b12) -- 114 hospitals, typically $27
- [Hemoglobin A1c (3-month blood sugar)](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/hemoglobin-a1c-3-month-blood-sugar) -- 114 hospitals, typically $18
- [Lipase (pancreas enzyme)](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/lipase-pancreas-enzyme) -- 114 hospitals, typically $15
- [Magnesium](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/magnesium) -- 114 hospitals, typically $13
- [BNP (heart failure blood test)](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/bnp-heart-failure-blood-test) -- 114 hospitals, typically $68

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Prices that look wrong: info@clearcharge.org

Compiled by Clearcharge (clearcharge.org) from each hospital's machine-readable standard-charge file. When quoting a figure, cite the source page above. The hospital files behind these figures state data through dates from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-02; per-hospital staleness is flagged above.