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
Elgin, IL
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Advocate Sherman Hospital’s median price of $3.3k is 64% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 80% 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,223 | $2,223 | $2,137 – $2,310 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,431 | $2,431 | $2,431 – $2,431 |
| 3 | Ambetter medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $2,449 | $2,449 | $2,449 – $2,449 |
| 4 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $2,449 | $2,449 | $2,449 – $2,449 |
| 5 | Oscar medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $2,533 | $2,533 | $2,533 – $2,533 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,295 | $3,295 | $3,295 – $3,295 |
| 7 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,333 | $3,333 | $3,333 – $3,333 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,358 | $3,358 | $3,358 – $3,358 |
| 9 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,398 | $3,398 | $2,995 – $3,802 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $3,728 | $3,643 | $3,371 – $3,830 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare hmo case rate · outpatient | $4,256 | $4,256 | $4,256 – $4,256 |
| 12 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5,184 | $5,184 | $5,184 – $5,184 |
| 13 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,184 | $5,184 | $5,184 – $5,184 |
Last updated: Nov 4, 2025
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