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Core needle biopsy of lung or center cavity of chest (mediastinum), accessed through skin
Tulare, CA
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Adventist Health Tulare’s median price of $1.3k is 37% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 12% of the 2,235 hospitals reporting CPT 32408. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 24 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 non mcs - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $66.41 | $66.41 | $66.41 – $66.41 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield mcare fee schedule · outpatient | $128.60 | $128.60 | $128.60 – $128.60 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield-all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $128.60 | $128.60 | $128.60 – $128.60 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare uhc mcr adv fee schedule · outpatient | $128.60 | $128.60 | $128.60 – $128.60 |
| 5 | Aetna aetna-all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $148.71 | $148.71 | $148.71 – $148.71 |
| 6 | Cigna cigna-all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $189.93 | $189.93 | $189.93 – $189.93 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $202.26 | $202.26 | $202.26 – $202.26 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare uhc jll fee schedule · outpatient | $202.26 | $202.26 | $202.26 – $202.26 |
| 9 | Medicaid medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient | $455.32 | $455.32 | $32.00 – $878.63 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross mcal fee schedule · outpatient | $532.20 | $532.20 | $32.00 – $1,032 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn fee schedule · outpatient | $1,384 | $1,384 | $1,384 – $1,384 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield-all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,463 | $1,463 | $1,463 – $1,463 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield mcare other · outpatient | $2,124 | $2,124 | $2,124 – $2,124 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield-all plans other · outpatient | $2,124 | $2,124 | $2,124 – $2,124 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare uhc mcr adv other · outpatient | $2,124 | $2,124 | $2,124 – $2,124 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,125 | $2,125 | $2,125 – $2,125 |
| 17 | Aetna aetna-all plans case rate · outpatient | $2,667 | $2,667 | $2,667 – $2,667 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield-all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,949 | $2,949 | $2,949 – $2,949 |
| 19 | Cigna cigna-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,056 | $4,056 | $4,056 – $4,056 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare uhc jll case rate · outpatient | $4,786 | $4,786 | $4,786 – $4,786 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross exchange case rate · outpatient | $4,829 | $4,829 | $4,829 – $4,829 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer - all other plans case rate · outpatient | $5,039 | $5,039 | $5,039 – $5,039 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non mcs - all other plans case rate · outpatient | $5,421 | $5,421 | $5,421 – $5,421 |
| 24 | MultiPlan multiplan - all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7,446 | $7,446 | $7,446 – $7,446 |
Last updated: May 22, 2026
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