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
Tustin, CA
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Alta Newport Hospital, LLC’s median price of $1.6k is 20% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 25% 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, 17 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 | Bcbs Ca covered california/ifp/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $31.80 | $31.80 | $31.80 – $31.80 |
| 2 | Bcbs Ca hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $36.44 | $36.44 | $36.44 – $36.44 |
| 3 | Bcbs Ca epo/ppo/out of state facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $39.68 | $39.68 | $39.68 – $39.68 |
| 4 | Aetna all gatekeeper plans facility · case rate · outpatient | $339.13 | $339.13 | $339.13 – $339.13 |
| 5 | Aetna all non-gatekeeper plans facility · case rate · outpatient | $339.14 | $339.14 | $339.14 – $339.14 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,620 | $1,620 | $1,620 – $1,620 |
| 7 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,620 | $1,620 | $1,620 – $1,620 |
| 8 | Bcbs Ca medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,620 | $1,620 | $1,620 – $1,620 |
| 9 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,620 | $1,620 | $1,620 – $1,620 |
| 10 | Optum commercial hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,620 | $1,620 | $1,620 – $1,620 |
| 11 | Optum medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,653 | $1,653 | $1,653 – $1,653 |
| 12 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,653 | $1,653 | $1,653 – $1,653 |
| 13 | Aetna exchange facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,106 | $2,106 | $2,106 – $2,106 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare managed care facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,348 | $2,348 | $2,348 – $2,348 |
| 15 | Anthem commercial hmo-ppo/covered california facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,178 | $4,178 | $4,178 – $4,178 |
| 16 | Anthem ppg facility · case rate · outpatient | $5,223 | $5,223 | $5,223 – $5,223 |
| 17 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $6,966 | $6,966 | $6,966 – $6,966 |
Last updated: Mar 18, 2026
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