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Original text from hospital filings
Core Needle Bx Lung/Med Perq
Pittsfield, MA
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Berkshire Medical Center’s median price of $3.5k is 73% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 82% 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, 38 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 mcr traditional medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $826.74 | $826.74 | $826.74 – $826.74 |
| 2 | Medicare mcrmanaged medicare hmo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $826.74 | $826.74 | $826.74 – $826.74 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare mcrmanaged united vaccn professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $840.18 | $840.18 | $840.18 – $840.18 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare mcrmanaged united vaccn bh professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $840.18 | $840.18 | $840.18 – $840.18 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mcrmanaged blue cross vt medicare hmo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $868.07 | $868.07 | $868.07 – $868.07 |
| 6 | Medicaid mcd masshealth facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $973.84 | $973.84 | $973.84 – $973.84 |
| 7 | Medicaid mcdmanaged medicaid acos facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $973.84 | $973.84 | $973.84 – $973.84 |
| 8 | Medicare mcr traditional medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,076 | $2,076 | $2,076 – $2,076 |
| 9 | Medicare mcrmanaged medicare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,076 | $2,076 | $2,076 – $2,076 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare mcrmanaged united vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,110 | $2,110 | $2,110 – $2,110 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare mcrmanaged united vaccn bh facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,110 | $2,110 | $2,110 – $2,110 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mcrmanaged blue cross vt medicare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,190 | $2,190 | $2,190 – $2,190 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross ma hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,901 | $2,901 | $2,901 – $2,901 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross ma ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,054 | $3,054 | $3,054 – $3,054 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross ma indem facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,116 | $3,116 | $3,116 – $3,116 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare comm united bh facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,494 | $3,494 | $3,494 – $3,494 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare comm united bh facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,494 | $3,494 | $3,494 – $3,494 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare comm united bh professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,494 | $3,494 | $3,494 – $3,494 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross vt ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,870 | $3,870 | $3,870 – $3,870 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross vt ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,870 | $3,870 | $3,870 – $3,870 |
| 21 | Aetna comm aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,978 | $3,978 | $3,978 – $3,978 |
| 22 | Aetna comm aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,978 | $3,978 | $3,978 – $3,978 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross vt ppo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,569 | $4,569 | $4,569 – $4,569 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare comm unitedhealthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,623 | $4,623 | $4,623 – $4,623 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare comm unitedhealthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,623 | $4,623 | $4,623 – $4,623 |
Last updated: Oct 9, 2026
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