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 Ndl Bx Lng/Med Perq
Boston, MA
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Boston Medical Center’s median price of $1.9k is 5% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 45% 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, 14 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 | UnitedHealthcare bmc hb harvard pilgrim fee schedule · both | $1,238 | $1,238 | $1,238 – $1,238 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bmc hb blue cross fee schedule · both | $1,599 | $1,599 | $1,599 – $1,599 |
| 3 | Aetna bmc hb aetna percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,609 | $1,609 | $1,609 – $1,609 |
| 4 | Aetna bmc hb aetna student health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,609 | $1,609 | $1,609 – $1,609 |
| 5 | Tricare bmc hb tricare other · both | $1,828 | $1,828 | $1,828 – $1,828 |
| 6 | Aetna bmc hb medicare - no ime other · both | $1,919 | $1,919 | $1,919 – $1,919 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bmc hb medicare - no ime other · both | $1,919 | $1,919 | $1,919 – $1,919 |
| 8 | Humana bmc hb medicare - no ime other · both | $1,919 | $1,919 | $1,919 – $1,919 |
| 9 | Medicare bmc hb medicare other · both | $1,919 | $1,919 | $1,919 – $1,919 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare bmc hb medicare - no ime other · both | $1,919 | $1,919 | $1,919 – $1,919 |
| 11 | WellCare bmc hb wellcare (104% of medicare - no ime - ct & nh only) other · both | $1,995 | $1,995 | $1,995 – $1,995 |
| 12 | Cigna bmc hb tufts ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,566 | $2,566 | $2,566 – $2,566 |
| 13 | Cigna bmc hb cigna percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2,797 | $2,797 | $2,797 – $2,797 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare bmc hb united healthcare commercial other · both | $4,714 | $4,714 | $4,714 – $4,714 |
Last updated: Mar 13, 2026
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