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 ndl bx lng/med perq
Oakland, CA
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Alta Bates Summit Medical Center’s median price of $10.2k is 406% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 99% 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: 3 payers, 4 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 | Anthem medicare adv_ hmo / ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,348 | $2,348 | $2,348 – $2,348 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare hmo / ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9,777 | $9,777 | $9,777 – $9,777 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $10,620 | $10,620 | $10,620 – $10,620 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield individual facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $10,620 | $10,620 | $10,620 – $10,620 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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