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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32408 - CORE NEEDLE BX LUNG-MEDIASTINUM PERQ W-IMG
Smith, AR
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Baptist Health - Fort Smith’s median price of $1.7k is 15% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 34% 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: 7 payers, 8 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 | Caresource all fee schedule · outpatient | $317.63 | $317.63 | $317.63 – $317.63 |
| 2 | Humana all fee schedule · outpatient | $1,616 | $1,616 | $1,616 – $1,616 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all fee schedule · outpatient | $1,632 | $1,632 | $1,632 – $1,632 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all fee schedule · outpatient | $1,655 | $1,655 | $1,655 – $1,655 |
| 5 | WellCare all fee schedule · outpatient | $1,703 | $1,703 | $1,703 – $1,703 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all case rate · outpatient | $2,401 | $2,401 | $2,370 – $2,433 |
| 7 | Ambetter all fee schedule · outpatient | $2,555 | $2,555 | $2,555 – $2,555 |
| 8 | Cigna all case rate · outpatient | $6,256 | $6,256 | $6,256 – $6,256 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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