Needle core biopsy of lung or mediastinum at Bethesda Hospital

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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Lung core ndl bx perc w GUI

BOYNTON BEACH, FL

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Bethesda Hospital’s median price of $2.4k is 21% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 62% 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 Bethesda Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 36 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	Medicaid simplyhlth md hmo nc fee schedule · both	$640.35	$640.35	$640.35 – $640.35
2	UnitedHealthcare united healthy kids fee schedule · both	$640.35	$640.35	$640.35 – $640.35
3	UnitedHealthcare united md hmo fee schedule · both	$640.35	$640.35	$640.35 – $640.35
4	WellCare well care md hmonc fee schedule · both	$640.35	$640.35	$640.35 – $640.35
5	Aetna aetna better health healthy kids fee schedule · both	$672.37	$672.37	$672.37 – $672.37
6	Aetna aetna better health medicaid fee schedule · both	$672.37	$672.37	$672.37 – $672.37
7	Medicaid prestige md hmo nc fee schedule · both	$704.39	$704.39	$704.39 – $704.39
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicare ppo fee schedule · both	$1,725	$1,725	$1,725 – $1,725
9	Medica medica mcr hmo fee schedule · both	$1,725	$1,725	$1,725 – $1,725
10	Medicare simplyhlth mc hmo nc fee schedule · both	$1,725	$1,725	$1,725 – $1,725
11	UnitedHealthcare united hlth mc hmo fee schedule · both	$1,759	$1,759	$1,759 – $1,759
12	Humana careplus mc hmo fee schedule · both	$1,794	$1,794	$1,794 – $1,794
13	Humana humana medicare fee schedule · both	$1,794	$1,794	$1,794 – $1,794
14	Cigna cigna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$1,811	$1,811	$1,811 – $1,811
15	Aetna aetna medicare fee schedule · both	$1,932	$1,932	$1,932 – $1,932
16	Aetna aetna hmo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2,013	$2,013	$2,013 – $2,013
17	Aetna aetna tier 2 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2,013	$2,013	$2,013 – $2,013
18	Aetna aetna hmo exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2,213	$2,213	$2,213 – $2,213
19	Medicare devoted health mc hmo fee schedule · both	$2,328	$2,328	$2,328 – $2,328
20	UnitedHealthcare intl united health case rate · both	$2,777	$2,777	$2,777 – $2,777
21	UnitedHealthcare nhp hmo case rate · both	$2,777	$2,777	$2,777 – $2,777
22	UnitedHealthcare united hmo case rate · both	$2,777	$2,777	$2,777 – $2,777
23	UnitedHealthcare united ppo case rate · both	$2,777	$2,777	$2,777 – $2,777
24	Aetna aetna ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$3,812	$3,812	$3,812 – $3,812
25	Cigna cigna connect network exchange case rate · both	$4,172	$4,172	$4,172 – $4,172

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Last updated: Mar 30, 2026

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