Needle core biopsy of lung or mediastinum at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

H IR 32408 CORE NEEDLE BX LUNG/MEDIASTINUM PERQ W/IMG

Chicago, IL

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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago’s median price of $2.6k is 31% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 69% 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 Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 42 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	Medicare medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$559.98	$559.98	$559.98 – $559.98
2	Magellan magellan behavioral health per diem · inpatient	$900.00	$900.00	$900.00 – $900.00
3	Cigna cigna local plus percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,383	$1,383	$1,383 – $1,383
4	Cigna cigna local plus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,383	$1,383	$1,383 – $1,383
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,426	$1,426	$1,426 – $1,426
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,502	$1,502	$1,502 – $1,502
7	Aetna aetna northwestern percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,647	$1,647	$1,647 – $1,647
8	Aetna aetna northwestern percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,647	$1,647	$1,647 – $1,647
9	Aetna aetna illinois preferred percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,746	$1,746	$1,746 – $1,746
10	Aetna aetna illinois preferred percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,746	$1,746	$1,746 – $1,746
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield unified physicians network percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,845	$1,845	$1,845 – $1,845
12	Cigna cigna c-5 percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,897	$1,897	$1,897 – $1,897
13	Cigna cigna c-5 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,897	$1,897	$1,897 – $1,897
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield dupage medical group percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,976	$1,976	$1,976 – $1,976
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield dupage medical group percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,976	$1,976	$1,976 – $1,976
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield northwestern medicine physician network ipa percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,976	$1,976	$1,976 – $1,976
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield northwestern medicine physician network ipa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,976	$1,976	$1,976 – $1,976
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield northshore physician associates percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,141	$2,141	$2,141 – $2,141
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield northshore physician associates percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,141	$2,141	$2,141 – $2,141
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield illinois health partners percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,306	$2,306	$2,306 – $2,306
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield illinois health partners percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,306	$2,306	$2,306 – $2,306
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield lake county physician association percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,306	$2,306	$2,306 – $2,306
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield lake county physician association percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,306	$2,306	$2,306 – $2,306
24	Cigna cigna percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,339	$2,339	$2,339 – $2,339
25	Cigna cigna percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,339	$2,339	$2,339 – $2,339

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Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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