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/MEDIASTINUM PERQ W/IMG
Akron, OH
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Akron General Medical Center’s median price of $1.5k is 24% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 18% 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: 10 payers, 52 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 | UnitedHealthcare all products facility · other · outpatient | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 – $0.01 |
| 2 | Optum managed medicaid transplant professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $111.91 | $111.91 | $111.91 – $111.91 |
| 3 | Caresource managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $123.69 | $123.69 | $123.69 – $123.69 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $123.69 | $123.69 | $123.69 – $123.69 |
| 5 | Molina managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $129.58 | $129.58 | $129.58 – $129.58 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $129.97 | $129.97 | $129.97 – $129.97 |
| 7 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $129.97 | $129.97 | $129.97 – $129.97 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage hmo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $129.97 | $129.97 | $129.97 – $129.97 |
| 9 | Optum medicare advantage transplant professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $129.97 | $129.97 | $129.97 – $129.97 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $129.97 | $129.97 | $129.97 – $129.97 |
| 11 | Anthem all products mid-level facility professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $202.91 | $202.91 | $202.91 – $202.91 |
| 12 | Anthem hpn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $262.66 | $262.66 | $262.66 – $262.66 |
| 13 | Oscar all products professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $355.49 | $355.49 | $355.49 – $355.49 |
| 14 | Anthem all products physician professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $515.37 | $515.37 | $515.37 – $515.37 |
| 15 | Anthem all products physician facility professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $515.37 | $515.37 | $515.37 – $515.37 |
| 16 | Optum managed medicaid transplant facility · case rate · outpatient | $603.71 | $603.71 | $603.71 – $603.71 |
| 17 | Caresource managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $635.48 | $635.48 | $635.48 – $635.48 |
| 18 | Anthem managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $667.25 | $667.25 | $667.25 – $667.25 |
| 19 | Molina managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $667.25 | $667.25 | $667.25 – $667.25 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $667.25 | $667.25 | $667.25 – $667.25 |
| 21 | Optum all products transplant professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $815.62 | $815.62 | $815.62 – $815.62 |
| 22 | Cigna all products mid-level professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,033 | $1,033 | $1,033 – $1,033 |
| 23 | Aetna all products first health professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,049 | $1,049 | $1,049 – $1,049 |
| 24 | Anthem all products mid-level non-facility professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,105 | $1,105 | $1,105 – $1,105 |
| 25 | Aetna asa professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,119 | $1,119 | $1,119 – $1,119 |
Last updated: Jun 15, 2026
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