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/MEDIASTINUM PERQ W/IMG CDM
27700 Medical Center Rd
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Childrens Hospital at Mission - Cerner’s median price of $4.5k is 122% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 93% 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: 11 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 | Molina molina medical centers - medi-cal facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,010 | $1,010 | $1,010 – $1,010 |
| 2 | Kaiser medi-cal kaiser facility · other · outpatient | $1,318 | $1,318 | $1,318 – $1,318 |
| 3 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california vivity hmo in net facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,628 | $1,628 | $1,628 – $1,628 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield-triwest-tricare programs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,124 | $2,124 | $2,124 – $2,124 |
| 5 | Aetna aetna us healthcare hmo/pos in net facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 – $3,000 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna us healthcare ppo/pos out net facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 – $3,000 |
| 7 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california select ppo out net facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,366 | $3,366 | $3,366 – $3,366 |
| 8 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california hmo/pos in net facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,891 | $3,891 | $3,891 – $3,891 |
| 9 | Oscar oscar health plan ppo epo facility · other · outpatient | $3,934 | $3,934 | $3,934 – $3,934 |
| 10 | Kaiser kaiser foundation hospitals hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,291 | $4,291 | $4,291 – $4,291 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield exchange/covered ca/ppo facility · other · outpatient | $4,963 | $4,963 | $4,963 – $4,963 |
| 12 | Bcbs Ca blue shield of california hmo/pos/ppo facility · other · outpatient | $5,142 | $5,142 | $5,142 – $5,142 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield calpers ppo facility · other · outpatient | $5,142 | $5,142 | $5,142 – $5,142 |
| 14 | First Health first health affordable epo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,221 | $5,221 | $5,221 – $5,221 |
| 15 | Humana humana choicecare ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,722 | $5,722 | $5,722 – $5,722 |
| 16 | Phcs private healthcare systems (phcs) epo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,722 | $5,722 | $5,722 – $5,722 |
| 17 | MultiPlan multiplan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6,437 | $6,437 | $6,437 – $6,437 |
| 18 | MultiPlan multiplan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,437 | $6,437 | $6,437 – $6,437 |
| 19 | Cigna cigna epo/ppo facility · other · outpatient | $6,766 | $6,766 | $6,766 – $6,766 |
| 20 | Cigna cigna healthcare hmo/pos in net facility · other · outpatient | $6,766 | $6,766 | $6,766 – $6,766 |
| 21 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california ppo/pos out net facility · other · outpatient | $6,856 | $6,856 | $6,856 – $6,856 |
Last updated: Mar 18, 2026
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