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.
Original text from hospital filings
CORE NEEDLE BX LUNG/MEDISTNM PERC
Oak Lawn, IL
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Advocate Christ Medical Center’s median price of $2.7k is 35% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 70% 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: 8 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 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,169 | $2,314 | $2,169 – $2,606 |
| 2 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,251 | $2,317 | $2,090 – $2,705 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed care facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,223 | $2,372 | $2,223 – $2,671 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,263 | $2,415 | $2,263 – $2,719 |
| 5 | Ambetter medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,449 | $2,449 | $2,449 – $2,449 |
| 6 | Molina medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,449 | $2,449 | $2,449 – $2,449 |
| 7 | Oscar medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,533 | $2,533 | $2,533 – $2,533 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,762 | $2,838 | $2,557 – $3,318 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,910 | $3,106 | $2,910 – $3,497 |
| 10 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,216 | $3,432 | $3,216 – $3,864 |
| 11 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,216 | $3,432 | $3,216 – $3,864 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,622 | $4,029 | $3,126 – $5,340 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $6,181 | $6,181 | $6,181 – $6,181 |
Last updated: Nov 4, 2025
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