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
HC Core Needle Bx Lung/Med W/ Img
Falls, MT
See all hospitals reporting CPT 32408 →Price type
Benefis Hospitals Inc’s median price of $3.1k is 53% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 77% 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: 12 payers, 27 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs healthy montana kids fee schedule · outpatient | $234.51 | $234.51 | $187.61 – $281.41 |
| 2 | Cigna bhs hb allegiance fee schedule · outpatient | $293.14 | $293.14 | $234.51 – $351.77 |
| 3 | Healthpartners bhs hb allegiance fee schedule · outpatient | $293.14 | $293.14 | $234.51 – $351.77 |
| 4 | Kaiser bhs hb allegiance fee schedule · outpatient | $293.14 | $293.14 | $234.51 – $351.77 |
| 5 | Medical Mutual bhs hb allegiance fee schedule · outpatient | $293.14 | $293.14 | $234.51 – $351.77 |
| 6 | Tricare bhs hb tricare other · outpatient | $1,620 | $1,620 | $1,620 – $1,620 |
| 7 | Aetna bhs hb medicare other · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 8 | Anthem bhs hb medicare other · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb medicare other · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 10 | Kaiser bhs hb medicare other · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 11 | Medicare bhs hb medicare other · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 12 | WellCare bhs hb medicare other · outpatient | $1,687 | $1,687 | $1,687 – $1,687 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs blue focus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,784 | $2,784 | $2,228 – $3,341 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs blue options percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,943 | $2,943 | $2,354 – $3,532 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs employee health plan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,213 | $3,213 | $2,570 – $3,855 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs blue focus percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,427 | $3,427 | $2,742 – $4,112 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs blue options percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,487 | $3,487 | $2,790 – $4,184 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs federal percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,641 | $3,641 | $2,913 – $4,369 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs healthy montana kids percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,641 | $3,641 | $2,913 – $4,369 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bhs hb bcbs healthlink ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,684 | $3,684 | $2,947 – $4,421 |
| 21 | Cigna bhs hb allegiance percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,855 | $3,855 | $3,084 – $4,626 |
| 22 | Healthpartners bhs hb allegiance percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,855 | $3,855 | $3,084 – $4,626 |
| 23 | Kaiser bhs hb allegiance percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,855 | $3,855 | $3,084 – $4,626 |
| 24 | Medical Mutual bhs hb allegiance percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,855 | $3,855 | $3,084 – $4,626 |
| 25 | Aetna bhs hb first choice health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3,941 | $3,941 | $3,153 – $4,729 |
Last updated: Mar 26, 2026
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