Needle core biopsy of lung or mediastinum at Affinity Hospital LLC

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.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

CORE NDL BX LNG/MED PERQ

Birmingham, AL

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Affinity Hospital LLC’s median price of $2.6k is 29% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 68% of the 2,235 hospitals reporting CPT 32408. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 32408 at Affinity Hospital LLC

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 20 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	Tricare node tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1,435	$1,435	$1,435 – $1,435
2	Humana node humana mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1,487	$1,487	$1,487 – $1,487
3	UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · per diem · outpatient	$1,487	$1,487	$1,487 – $1,487
4	Optum node united optum va ccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1,511	$1,511	$1,511 – $1,511
5	Cigna Healthspring node cigna healthspring mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1,516	$1,516	$1,516 – $1,516
6	Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1,516	$1,516	$1,516 – $1,516
7	Clover node clover health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1,526	$1,526	$1,526 – $1,526
8	Aetna node aetna mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1,531	$1,531	$1,531 – $1,531
9	WellCare node wellcare mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1,541	$1,541	$1,541 – $1,541
10	Bcbs Al bcbs al all facility · other · outpatient	$1,643	$1,643	$1,643 – $1,643
11	UnitedHealthcare uhc iex facility · case rate · outpatient	$2,004	$2,004	$2,004 – $2,004
12	WellCare node wellcare ambetter marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$2,266	$2,266	$2,266 – $2,266
13	Aetna aetna all facility · other · outpatient	$2,600	$2,600	$2,600 – $2,600
14	Cigna cigna all facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$2,638	$2,638	$2,638 – $2,638
15	UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · case rate · outpatient	$3,002	$3,002	$3,002 – $3,002
16	First Health first health facility · other · outpatient	$3,500	$3,500	$3,500 – $3,500
17	Optum optum health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$13,387	$13,387	$13,387 – $13,387
18	MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$18,444	$18,444	$18,444 – $18,444
19	MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$20,824	$20,824	$20,824 – $20,824
20	First Health first health work comp al facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$23,264	$23,264	$23,264 – $23,264

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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