Needle core biopsy of lung or mediastinum at Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC CORE NDL BX LNG/MED PERQ W IMG

Des Moines, IA

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Central Iowa Hospital Corporation’s median price of $1.1k is 48% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 9% 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 Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 21 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	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$136.53	$136.53	$136.53 – $136.53
2	Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$139.26	$139.26	$139.26 – $139.26
3	Wellmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$139.26	$139.26	$139.26 – $139.26
4	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$143.36	$143.36	$143.36 – $143.36
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$143.36	$143.36	$143.36 – $143.36
6	Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both	$275.50	$275.50	$275.50 – $275.50
7	Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both	$275.50	$275.50	$275.50 – $275.50
8	Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both	$324.10	$324.10	$324.10 – $324.10
9	Cigna commercial fee schedule · both	$364.67	$364.67	$364.67 – $364.67
10	UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both	$491.97	$491.97	$491.97 – $491.97
11	UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both	$491.97	$491.97	$491.97 – $491.97
12	Medica commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,056	$1,056	$994.87 – $1,116
13	Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,644	$1,644	$1,644 – $1,644
14	Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,644	$1,644	$1,644 – $1,644
15	Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient	$1,653	$1,653	$1,653 – $1,653
16	Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient	$1,653	$1,653	$1,653 – $1,653
17	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient	$1,701	$1,701	$1,701 – $1,701
18	Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$3,888	$3,888	$3,888 – $3,888
19	Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$4,052	$4,052	$4,052 – $4,052
20	UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$4,161	$4,161	$4,161 – $4,161
21	UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$4,161	$4,161	$4,161 – $4,161

Last updated: Jan 28, 2026

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